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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (3): 295-304.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.03.004

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Synergistic effect of triazine-based Gemini surfactant and 2-mercaptoethanol on corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in 3.5%NaCl solution

Penghui Liang1,Mengying Yuan1,Yilei Ruan1,Guofang Gao1,Zhiyong Hu1,2,Hailin Zhu1,2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, China
    2. Shanxi Key Laboratory of Functional Surfactants, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
  • Received:2024-05-17 Revised:2025-03-03 Online:2025-03-22 Published:2025-04-01
  • Contact: *E-mail: zhuhailin@nuc.edu.cn.

Abstract:

The triazine-based Gemini surfactant C12-2-C12 was synthesized with cyanuric chloride, dodecylamine, ethylenediamine, N,N-dimethyl-1, 3-propanediamine and ethyl bromide as raw materials. The structure of the product was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H NMR and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The synergistic effect of C12-2-C12 and 2-mercaptoethanol (TZ) on corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solution at 60 ℃ was investigated by static weight loss test, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and potentiodynamic polarization test. The results showed that, the corrosion inhibition rate could reach 95.47% when n(C12-2-C12) ∶n(TZ) = 7∶3, and the synergistic parameter of corrosion inhibition was 1.52. The potentiodynamic polarization curves indicated that the mixed corrosion inhibitors in 3.5% NaCl solution behaved like a hybrid corrosion inhibitor. The results of scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that the presence of TZ could complement the adsorption sites of C12-2-C12 on the surface of carbon steel and enhance the denseness of the adsorption film, thus enhancing the corrosion inhibition performance. Molecular dynamics simulations were used to specifically elucidate the corrosion inhibition mechanism, which proved that there was good synergistic corrosion inhibition effect. This work would be expected to improve the ability of corrosion inhibitors to act in harsh environments and prolong the protective period.

Key words: 2-mercaptoethanol, triazine-based Gemini surfactant, synergistic corrosion inhibition, NaCl

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423