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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Effect of Caffeic Acid on Zn Corrosion in NaCl: Electrochemical Studies.

Aleksander Kucharek, Elżbieta Kuśmierek, Ewa Chrześcijańska, Waldemar Maniukiewicz, Jacek Rogowski, Aleksandra Bednarek, Andrzej Żarczyński

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Aleksander KucharekInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0005-0255-9662
Elżbieta KuśmierekInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7848-8358
Ewa ChrześcijańskaInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4054-0744
Waldemar ManiukiewiczInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6094-0748
Jacek RogowskiInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8095-336X
Aleksandra BednarekInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
Andrzej ŻarczyńskiInstitute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4738-1512

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Abstract

Caffeic acid (CA) can be applied as a green corrosion inhibitor for metals and alloys. The inhibition properties of caffeic acid for Zn in 0.1 M NaCl were investigated using electrochemical methods. The changes in Zn morphology were studied via scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) techniques. Potentiodynamic polarisation (PDP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements proved that caffeic acid applied in the form of coatings on Zn surface was more effective than the addition of CA to NaCl. Furthermore, CA coatings revealed better corrosion protection with increasing duration of immersion. The highest inhibition efficiency was achieved for CA coating obtained from ethanol solution of CA (10 mM), and its value was almost 95%. The positive impact of CA coatings on the corrosion of Zn surface was confirmed with SEM-EDS, XRD and TOF-SIMS measurements. They proved not only the presence of CA on the Zn surface but also noticeably a lower amount of Zn corrosion products.

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caffeic acidelectrochemical studiesgreen corrosion inhibitorsurface morphologyzinc corrosion

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