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Carbon steel anticorrosion performance and mechanism of sodium lignosulfonate

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Lignin is a typical biological macromolecule with a three-dimensional network structure and abundant functional groups. It has excellent ionic complexation ability and amphiphilic molecular structure characteristics. In this study, the carbon steel anticorrosion performance of sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) in an acid solution was evaluated using the weight loss method, electrochemical measurements, scanning vibration electrode technique (SVET), and surface characterization methods. SLS exhibited excellent corrosion inhibition efficiency for Q235 carbon steel in 1 mol·L-1 HCl, reaching a maximum value of 98%. A low SLS concentration of 20 mg·L-1 resulted in the maximum corrosion inhibition efficiency, which remained nearly constant at higher SLS concentrations. The SVET test demonstrated that the formation of an SLS adsorption film can impede corrosion. This study confirms the significance of the application of green biomass resources in the field of metal corrosion protection and green functional materials.

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木质素是一种具有三维网络结构和大量官能团的天然高分子, 具有优异的离子络合能力和两亲性分子结构特性。本研究中使用失重法、电化学测量、扫描振动电极技术 (SVET) 和表面表征方法研究了木质素磺酸钠 (SLS) 在酸溶液中对碳钢的防腐性能。结果显示, SLS对Q235碳钢在1 mol·L‒1 的HCl溶液中表现出优异的缓蚀效果, 最高可达98%。20 mg·L‒1的低SLS浓度具有最大的腐蚀抑制效率, 在较高的SLS浓度下其效率几乎保持不变。SVET测试表明SLS吸附膜的形成可以阻止金属腐蚀。研究结果表明木质素具有优异的缓蚀性能。这对其在金属防腐和绿色功能材料领域的高值利用具有重要意义。

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22278092 and 52001080), the Science and Technology Research Project of Guangzhou (Nos. 2023A03J0034, 2023A04J0077 and 202102020467) the R&D Program of Joint Institute of GZHU & ICoST (No. GI202111), the Platform Research Capability Enhancement Project of Guangzhou University (No. 69-620939), Guangzhou University’s 2020 Training Program for Talent (No. 69-62091109), and the Key Discipline of Materials Science and Engineering, Bureau of Education of Guangzhou (No. 202255464).

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Liao, BK., Quan, RX., Feng, PX. et al. Carbon steel anticorrosion performance and mechanism of sodium lignosulfonate. Rare Met. 43, 356–365 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02404-y

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