Effect of Pharmaceutically Active Compound Nitroxoline on the Corrosion of Mild Steel in an Acidic Environment

Table 7

EDX elements analysis result of mild steel in 1 M sulphuric acid in the absence and presence of Nitroxoline.

Sample	Fe	C	O	Mn	P	Cl	N	S
Fresh MS	87.05	10.94	1.66	0.27	0.08	—	—	—
MS + sulphuric acid	49.73	1.95	36.82	—	—	—	—	11.49
MS + sulphuric acid + inhibitor	24.56	12.17	59.92	—	—	—	3.33	0.02