Assessment of the Amino Acid L-Histidine as a Corrosion Inhibitor for a 1018 Carbon Steel in Aqueous Sodium Chloride Solution

Author:

Moura Milena Jacinto da Silva1,Vasques Roberta Bastos1ORCID,Magalhães Saulo Jose de melo1,Almeida Neto Francisco Wagner de Queiroz2,de Lima Neto Pedro3ORCID,dos Santos Luís Paulo Mourão1ORCID,Florez Mauro Andres Cerra1,Ribas Gemma Fargas4ORCID,Medeiros Samuel Lucas Santos1ORCID,Salomão Francisco Carlos Carneiro Soares5ORCID,Barros Eduardo Bedê6,Araújo Walney Silva1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60440-900, Brazil

2. Science and Technology Center of the Inhamuns Region, Ceara State University Education, Taua 60000-000, Brazil

3. Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60440-900, Brazil

4. CIEFMA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08019 Barcelona, Spain

5. Science and Technology Center—Physics Course, Itaperi Campus, Ceará State University, Fortaleza 62930-000, Brazil

6. Department of Physics, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60455-760, Brazil

Abstract

The amino acid L-histidine, which has an imidazole ring, was investigated as a corrosion inhibitor for AISI 1018 carbon steel in chloride solution based on the effectiveness of inhibitors containing imidazole in their composition. A neutral environment was chosen for this study due to the scarcity of research on this amino acid in this environment type. Concentrations of 250, 500, and 1000 ppm were evaluated. Various methods were used to determine inhibition effectiveness, including mass loss, open circuit potential, linear potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. For mass loss, the inhibition efficiency varied from 83 to 88% according to the increase in concentration. For the electrochemical tests, the efficiency variation ranged from 62 to 90% with increasing amino acid concentration. Furthermore, a simulation analysis using quantum chemical calculations within the scope of Density Functional Theory (DFT) revealed that histidine’s nucleophilic character is crucial for its corrosion inhibitory capacity in an aqueous medium at pH 7. The inhibition efficiency increased with increasing concentration in a neutral medium, following the Langmuir isotherm for the adsorption of L-histidine. Additional studies were carried out using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermogravimetry (TGA). Analysis of the substrate surface by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed greater preservation with the addition of L-histidine, confirming its adsorption on the steel. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) also demonstrated an improvement in surface roughness in the presence of amino acids compared to the medium without an inhibitor.

Funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil

Publisher

MDPI AG

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