The corrosion characteristics of SS316L stainless steel in a typical acid cleaning solution and its inhibition by 1-benzylimidazole: Weight loss, electrochemical and SEM characterizations

Acid cleaning, an inevitable industrial practice used to descale chemical reactors, usually causes serious corrosion attack on underlying alloy substrates. Ameliorating this phenomenon requires the addition of effective corrosion inhibitors into the acid solution. Current global regulations encoura...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Adama, Ikenna Onyeachu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
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Online Access:https://journal.nsps.org.ng/index.php/jnsps/article/view/596