2-Methyl imidazole as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acid medium

Asian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2637-2644

  Elavarasan, S ^a,b   Kannan, K ^a   Chandrasekaran, V ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b MUTHAYAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

2 Methyl imidazole; Corrosion inhibition; Hydrochloric acid; Mild steel; Potentiostatic polarization; Sulphuric acid; Temkin's adsorption isotherm

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747159608     PISSN: 09707077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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