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.

SystemT (K) (mV SCE) (Ma cm−2)IE (%)

1.0 M HCl303−9962.41
313−10022.81
323−10013.96
333−9994.73
343
−10015.58

1.0 M HCl + 500 ppm inhibitor303−9770.1593.80
313−9790.23191.70
323−9830.32291.80
333−9850.44590.50
343−9870.56189.90