Research Article
Naturally Occurring Elettaria cardamomum Extract as a Corrosion Inhibitor for the Dissolution of Zinc in 1.0 M HCl
Table 3
Effect of temperature on the corrosion parameters of zinc in 1.0 M HCl and 1.0 M HCl + 500 ppm of inhibitor.
| System | T (K) | (mV SCE) | (Ma cm−2) | IE (%) |
| 1.0 M HCl | 303 | −996 | 2.41 | — | 313 | −1002 | 2.81 | — | 323 | −1001 | 3.96 | — | 333 | −999 | 4.73 | — | 343
| −1001 | 5.58 | — |
| 1.0 M HCl + 500 ppm inhibitor | 303 | −977 | 0.15 | 93.80 | 313 | −979 | 0.231 | 91.70 | 323 | −983 | 0.322 | 91.80 | 333 | −985 | 0.445 | 90.50 | 343 | −987 | 0.561 | 89.90 |
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