Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria

The inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in 1M HCl and H2SO4 acid solutions by Ervatamia coronaria has been evaluated by a weight loss method. The results indicate that the plant extract possesses a significant anticorrosion effect. Ervatinine, the alkaloid present in the leaves of the plant has be...

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Main Authors: M.G. Sethuraman, V. Aishwarya, C. Kamal, T. Jebakumar Immanuel Edison
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535212002420
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author M.G. Sethuraman
V. Aishwarya
C. Kamal
T. Jebakumar Immanuel Edison
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V. Aishwarya
C. Kamal
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description The inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in 1M HCl and H2SO4 acid solutions by Ervatamia coronaria has been evaluated by a weight loss method. The results indicate that the plant extract possesses a significant anticorrosion effect. Ervatinine, the alkaloid present in the leaves of the plant has been isolated and its anti-corrosive potential has been investigated using weight loss, electrochemical impedance, Tafel polarization, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction techniques. The results suggest that ervatinine acts as a good corrosion inhibitor. The adsorption of ervatinine on mild steel surface obeyed Langmuir adsorption isotherm following physisorption mode. The thermodynamic parameters such as adsorption equilibrium constant, standard free energy of adsorption and activation energy have been calculated to determine the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. Results of electrochemical measurements such as potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed the mode of inhibitive action and adsorption of inhibitor molecules. Further, surface morphological examination supports the protective film formation by ervatinine on mild steel surface. The results confirmed the influencing role of ervatinine in the inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in acid media by extract of E. coronaria.
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spelling doaj.art-c14eb7f92143451b8f7cffee02813d5b2022-12-21T19:53:32ZengElsevierArabian Journal of Chemistry1878-53522017-02-0110S1S522S53010.1016/j.arabjc.2012.10.013Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronariaM.G. SethuramanV. AishwaryaC. KamalT. Jebakumar Immanuel EdisonThe inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in 1M HCl and H2SO4 acid solutions by Ervatamia coronaria has been evaluated by a weight loss method. The results indicate that the plant extract possesses a significant anticorrosion effect. Ervatinine, the alkaloid present in the leaves of the plant has been isolated and its anti-corrosive potential has been investigated using weight loss, electrochemical impedance, Tafel polarization, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction techniques. The results suggest that ervatinine acts as a good corrosion inhibitor. The adsorption of ervatinine on mild steel surface obeyed Langmuir adsorption isotherm following physisorption mode. The thermodynamic parameters such as adsorption equilibrium constant, standard free energy of adsorption and activation energy have been calculated to determine the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. Results of electrochemical measurements such as potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed the mode of inhibitive action and adsorption of inhibitor molecules. Further, surface morphological examination supports the protective film formation by ervatinine on mild steel surface. The results confirmed the influencing role of ervatinine in the inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in acid media by extract of E. coronaria.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535212002420Ervatamia coronariaErvatinineMild steelLangmuir isothermImpedancePolarization
spellingShingle M.G. Sethuraman
V. Aishwarya
C. Kamal
T. Jebakumar Immanuel Edison
Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria
Arabian Journal of Chemistry
Ervatamia coronaria
Ervatinine
Mild steel
Langmuir isotherm
Impedance
Polarization
title Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria
title_full Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria
title_fullStr Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria
title_full_unstemmed Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria
title_short Studies on Ervatinine – The anticorrosive phytoconstituent of Ervatamia coronaria
title_sort studies on ervatinine the anticorrosive phytoconstituent of ervatamia coronaria
topic Ervatamia coronaria
Ervatinine
Mild steel
Langmuir isotherm
Impedance
Polarization
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