Research Article

Interaction of Polyaniline with Surface of Carbon Steel

Table 1

Composition (in volume%) and structural parameters ofinorganic layers at the PANI-Fe interface before and after corrosion experiment.

SamplePhaseVolume, %Crystallite size, nm

Fe-P1/beforeMelanterite (FeSO4  × 7H2O)8534
Rozenite (FeSO4  × 4H2O)1575

Fe-P1/afterGoethite (α-FeOOH)
Rozenite (FeSO4  × 4H2O)

Fe-P2/beforeRozenite (FeSO4  × 4H2O)8161
Melanterite (FeSO4  × 7H2O)954

Fe-P2/afterGoethite (α-FeOOH)8113
Akaganeite (β-FeOOH)1412

Fe-P2-b/beforeNo inorganic phases detected

Fe-P2-b/afterLepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH)7319
Goethite (α-FeOOH)1411
Magnetite (Fe3O4)925