Inhibition effects of benzalkonium chloride on Chlorella vulgaris induced corrosion of carbon steel

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2020.01.012

Abstract

Abstract:

In this work, a surfactant, benzalkonium chloride (BAC), was used to study its effects on both the growth of Chlorella vulgaris and the corrosion caused by its biofilm. Experimental results indicated that BAC at a low concentration of 3 mg/L suppressed C. vulgaris growth and achieved 81 % corrosion inhibition based on weight loss reduction. The inhibition effects increased when the BAC dosage was increased. At 30 mg/L, the corrosion inhibition increased to 95 %. Electrochemical results supported surface pitting analysis, weight loss results data and confirmed the corrosion inhibition.

Key words: Benzalkonium chloride, Chlorella vulgaris, Carbon steel, Corrosion, Electrochemistry

Junlei Wang, Tiansui Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Muhammed Asif, Lipei Jiang, Shuang Dong, Tingyue Gu, Hongfang Liu. Inhibition effects of benzalkonium chloride on Chlorella vulgaris induced corrosion of carbon steel[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2020, 43: 14-20.

Figures/Tables 7

Fig. 1. Molecular structure of benzalkonium chloride (BAC).

Fig. 2. Surface images of biofilm-covered coupons under light microscope at 200X after 5-day incubation for different BAC concentrations: (a) 0 mg/L, (b) 3 mg/L, (c) 10 mg/L, (d) 30 mg/L.

Fig. 3. SEM images of coupon surfaces after 5 days (a-d) and 14 days (a1-d1) of incubation for different BAC concentrations: (a, a1) 0 mg/L, (b, b1) 3 mg/L, (c, c1) 10 mg/L, (d, d1) 30 mg/L.

Fig. 4. Weight loss-based corrosion rates and corrosion inhibition efficiencies after 14 days of incubation for different BAC concentrations.

Fig. 5. 3D morphology of coupon surfaces with biofilms and corrosion products removed after 14 days of incubation for different BAC concentrations: (a) 0 mg/L, (b) 3 mg/L, (c) 10 mg/L, (d) 30 mg/L.

Fig. 6. Nyquist and Bode plots for different BAC concentrations in electrochemical glass cells: (a, a1) 0 mg/L, (b, b1) 3 mg/L, (c, c1) 10 mg/L, (d, d1) 30 mg/L.

Fig. 7. Potentiodynamic polarization curves after 14 days of incubation in electrochemical glass cells for different BAC concentrations (a), corresponding icorr values and icorr-based inhibition efficiencies (b).

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