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    MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS GREEN CORROSION INHIBITORS FOR ALUMINIUM: ELECTROCHEMICAL, SURFACE AND QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDIES
    (International Journal of Corrosion and Scale Inhibition, 2018-09-28) Ansari, K R; Ramkumar, S; Chauhan, D S; Salman, Md; Nalini, D; Srivastava, V; Quraishi, M A
    In the present work, two macrocyclic compounds namely 5,6,11,12-tetramethyl1,2,4,7,8,10 hexaazacyclododeca-4,6,10,12-tetraene-3,9-dithione (TMCD) and 5,6,11,12- tetraphenyl-1,2,4,7,8,10-hexaazacyclododeca-4,6,10,12-tetraene-3,9-dithione (TMPD) have been synthesized and for the first time reported as inhibitors against the corrosion of aluminium in 1 M hydrochloric acid. The synthesized compounds were characterized using 1H NMR and 13C NMR. The corrosion inhibition behaviour of TMCD and TMPD was studied using gravimetric measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization studies. The surface analysis was carried out using AFM and SEM. Theoretical studies on the adsorption behaviour of inhibitor were carried out using the Density Functional Theory method. A detailed study of the effect of temperature and the influence of immersion time is presented using weight loss technique. Potentiodynamic polarization study proves that the corrosion inhibition efficiencies of TMCD and TMPD at 400 mg L –1 concentration are 97.30% and 89.71% respectively. Both the inhibitors behaved as mixed type but exhibit cathodic predominance. The results of EIS-Nyquist plots show inductive behavior at low frequency characteristic of the electrochemical behaviour of aluminium. The increase in polarization resistance with concentration suggests the adsorption and corrosion inhibition behaviour for both TMCD and TMPD. The AFM studies reveal a considerable decrease in surface roughness in the presence of inhibitors compared to blank sample and the SEM images show a highly smooth surface of the metal sample in the presence of inhibitors. The Fukui functions, global softness and Mulliken charges reveal that the sites for electrophilic attack are the hetero atoms. The frontier molecular orbital energies, the molecular orbital energy gap and the other quantum chemical parameters corroborated the experimental observations and suggested a better performance of TMCD compared to TMPD molecule.
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    STUDY OF BIO-SYNTHESISED TRANSITION NANO METAL OXIDES DISPERSED POLYESTER COMPOSITES AS ENHANCED PROTECTORS FOR MILD STEEL IN 0.5 M H2SO4 MEDIUM-A GREEN APPROACH
    (Taylor & Francis Online, 2018-06-12) Nusrath Unnisa, C; Nirmala Devi, G; Selvaraj, Mohana Roopan; Subramanian, Chitra
    A facile, efficient and eco-friendly synthesis of transition nano metal oxides like zinc oxide (ZnO), copper oxide (CuO), tin oxide (SnO) from Persea americana. Mill was executed followed by ex-situ polymerization favoring poly (glycerol succinate) (PGS)/nano metal oxide composite for the first time. The incorporation of nanofillers was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction spectrometer (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). As a comparative approach, the extent of metal dissolution was evaluated in presence of precursor as well as nano dispersed forms for various concentrations (10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 ppm) under the cluster of electrochemical and non-electrochemical techniques. Enhanced inhibition efficiency of 97% was observed in the case of CuO dispersion which was additionally supported by XRD particle size determination. The increase in charge transfer resistance (Rct) and a decrease in corrosion current (Icorr) elicited from electrochemical measurements strictly proved the role of metal – oxide nanoparticles. Further, the mode of inhibitor was found to be predominantly cathodic.