ArticleScientific reports2026
Sustainable corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in hydrochloric acid using repurposed expired clarithromycin as a reverse of mining.
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- Synthesis, Characterization, and DFT of Some Thiazole Derivatives as Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitors in 1 M HCl.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- A simple Schiff base compound as mitigator for the destruction of C-steel in HCl aqueous solutions: practical and theoretical studies.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Corrosion of carbon steel in acidic environments represents a major challenge in many industrial operations, particularly during pickling, acidizing, mining, and cleaning processes. In this study, expired clarithromycin (CTM) was evaluated as a green corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1.0 M hydrochloric acid using complementary chemical (weight loss and hydrogen evolution) and electrochemical (potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) techniques. Surface morphology and composition were analyzed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The corrosion rate decreased progressively with increasing CTM concentration, with inhibition efficiency exceeding 90% at 5 mM and 298 K. The protective effect is attributed to the adsorption of CTM molecules onto the steel surface, forming a stable and durable barrier. Thermodynamic analysis revealed negative ΔG°
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