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Galvanostatic optimization of polyaniline coating on mild steel in tartrate medium for corrosion protection

  • Dipak Kumar Gupta
  • , Shova Neupane
  • , Sanjay Singh
  • , Amar Prasad Yadav*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tribhuvan University
  • CNRS - The National Center for Scientific Research

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Abstract

Optimization of polyaniline (PANI) coating on mild steel (MS) surface has been studied in 0.3 M aniline + 0.2 M sodium potassium tartrate (Na-K Tartrate) by galvanostatic polarization. The current densities of 0.5, 0.75. 1 and 2 mA cm-2 are used for the electrodeposition of PANI on MS. The obtained PANI coatings have been characterized for its morphology using an optical microscope and corrosion performance by using potentiodynamic polarization in 0.4 M Na2SO3 solution simulating an industrial environment. The results reveal a sequential process of dissolution of MS, passivation of MS by forming tartrate salt followed by oxidation of aniline monomer and subsequential nucleation and growth of PANI coating. It is found that the PANI coating obtained at 0.5 mA cm-2 results in better coating producing corrosion inhibition efficiency (IE) of approximately 90% compared to IE of about 75% for coating obtained at 2 mA cm-2.

Original languageEnglish
JournalIndian Journal of Chemical Technology
Volume29
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)82-87
ISSN0971-457X
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University and Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu for providing laboratory facilities. D.K. Gupta would like to acknowledge Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) for the partial Ph.D. financial support to carry out this study.

Funding

The authors would like to thank the Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University and Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu for providing laboratory facilities. D.K. Gupta would like to acknowledge Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) for the partial Ph.D. financial support to carry out this study.

Keywords

  • Aniline
  • Electropolymerization
  • Mild Steel
  • Polyaniline
  • Sodium potassium tartrate

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