Experimental and computational studies of naphthyridine derivatives as corrosion inhibitor for N80 steel in 15% hydrochloric acid

The inhibition effect of three naphthyridine derivatives namely 2-amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile (ANC-1), 2-amino-4-(4-methylphenyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile (ANC-2) and 2-amino-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile (ANC-3) as corrosion inhibitors for N80 steel in 15% HCl by using gravimetric, electrochemical techniques (EIS and potentiodynamic polarization), SEM, EDX and quantum chemical calculation. The order of inhibition efficiency is ANC-1>ANC-2>ANC-3. Potentiodynamic polarization reveals that these inhibitors are mixed type with predominant cathodic control. Studied inhibitors obey the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The quantum calculation is in good agreement with experimental results.     

Ni单原子催化剂表面CO2电还原动力学的电化学谱学解析

针对Ni单原子催化剂表面的CO₂电还原反应(CO₂RR), 提出了以Ni为活性位点的“单中心”机理以及同时借助Ni位点还原和碳氮锚定位水解的“双功能”机理. 依据稳态极化的实验结果, 开展了CO₂RR的动力学解析与模型参数的敏感性分析; 借助暂态模型方程, 分别获取可表达CO₂RR线性与非线性频响特征的电化学阻抗谱(EIS)与总谐波失真(THD)谱. 研究结果表明, CO₂的溶解分压对CO₂RR活性影响最显著. 若CO₂RR遵循“单中心”机理, Ni位点COOH_ads的形成为速率控制步骤; 但若为“双功能”机理, 碳氮锚定位的水解与Ni位点的CO_2,ads还原同为速率控制步骤. EIS理论上可用于区分CO₂RR的“单中心”机理与“双功能”机理; 与之相比, THD谱在CO₂RR的机理识别中并无优势.     

Investigation on electrochemical analysis of ZnO nanoparticles and its performance for dye-sensitized solar cells using various natural dyes

The dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated using five different dyes extracted from the Ixora flower, Pongame leaves, Neem leaves, Pongame leaves, and Almond fruit. ZnO nanoparticle has been prepared via the solvothermal method. The prepared samples were characterized by structural properties of XRD, FE-SEM EDAX, and HR-TEM, Optical properties of UV–Visible and FTIR studies, and Conductivity studies of EIS spectra. The effect of natural dye extract from chlorophyll and anthocyanin pigment group was investigated for the performance of J-V characterization. The efficiency of almond extract of solar cells is found to be better than that of the other four solar cells.     

Challenges for impedimetric affinity sensors targeting protein detection

The review provides articles discussing big challenges behind successful design of impedimetric biosensors and the way such challenges were/could be addressed for highly sensitive affinity detection of proteins. In particular, the effect of gold etching by chloride ions or by CN^? ions (released from the redox probe [Fe(CN)₆]^3-/4-), the effect of ionic strength of the assay buffer; the effect of initial interfacial properties (capacitance) and the effect of the high analyte:bioreceptor ratio on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy–based biosensing are discussed. The review provides also short discussion related to other factors, which can significantly affect operational performance of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy–based biosensing including novel conductive interfaces, small bioreceptors, strategies for improved selectivity (nonbiofouling interfaces) and sensitivity (use of nanoparticles).     

Tetrazolo[1,5‐a]quinoline‐4‐carbaldehyde and its Schiff base on mild steel as corrosion inhibitor in 1 M HCl solution: electrochemistry,theoretical and SEM surface analysis

The corrosion inhibition impact of two quinoline derivatives, viz tetrazolo [1,5‐a] quinoline‐4‐carbaldehyde ( TQC ) and (Z) ?5‐methyl‐N‐(tetrazolo [1,5‐a] quinolin‐4‐ylmethylene) thiazol‐2‐amine ( MTQT ), has been examined against mild steel in 1 M HCl solution using conventional weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization, linear polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, quantum chemical, and scanning electron microscopic studies. The experimental results have showed that TQC and MTQT revealed a good corrosion inhibition and that the inhibition efficiency increases with the increase of concentration of inhibitor to attain 94.54% for TQC and 99.25% for MTQT at 25 ppm. Polarization measurements suggest that TQC and MTQT act as a mixed‐type inhibitor. A synergism between inhibitors can be observed by polarization measurements. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements show an increase of the transfer resistance with the inhibitor concentration. Adsorption of TQC and MTQT on the mild steel surfaces in 1 N HCl solution follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. Furthermore, quantum chemical calculations have been conducted using B3LYP functional and 6‐31G(d,p) basis set to complement the experimental evidences. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Uranium Traces in Sea Water Samples: Effect of Surfactants on the Measurements

The variables affecting determination of ultra trace levels of uranium (VI) in aqueous samples by differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry using chloranilic acid as the complexing agent have been examined in detail. Effect of organic surfactants on the voltammetric behavior has been studied. Electrochemical impedance measurements reveal the effect of adsorption of different surfactants on the adsorption pre-concentration step of uranium-chloranilic acid complex. Additionally, to better understand the analytical feature of the method, physicochemical aspects of the preconcentration process has been studied. Adsorption of uranium-chloranilic acid complex follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Analysis results on sea water samples from India are reported.     

Investigation on Semi-conductive Properties of Hot Growth Film on 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel

The semi-conductive performances of hot growth film on 316L stainless steel were studied by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and Mott-Schottky analysis.The chemical compositions of the hot growth films were detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The results show that the transfer resistance and film resistance increase with increasing temperature to 400℃,then they decrease sharply with further continuously increasing temperature.Formation time plays an important role in determ...     

Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Synthesized Compounds as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Hydrochloric Acid Solution

Imidazole derivatives, namely, 1-((1-(piperazinomethyl)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)methyl)-2-phenylhydrazine (PBIP), and 1-((1-(morpholinomethyl)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)methyl)-2-phenylhydrazine (MBIP) were synthesized and investigated as inhibitors for mild steel corrosion in 15% HCl solution using weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. It was found that the inhibition efficiency of both the inhibitors increases with increase in concentration of inhibitors and decreases with increase in temperature. The inhibitors, PBIP and MBIP, show corrosion inhibition efficiency of 92.6% and 91.4% at 300 ppm concentration, respectively, at 303 K. Polarization studies showed that both the studied inhibitors were of mixed type in nature. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were performed for surface study of uninhibited and inhibited mild steel samples. The semi-empirical AM1 method was employed for theoretical calculations.     

Corrosion behavior of AZ91D magnesium alloy in distilled water

The corrosion of AZ91D magnesium alloy has received extensive attention due to the continuous expansion of its application field in recent years. However, the corrosion of AZ91D magnesium alloy in distilled water is relatively few. In this paper, the corrosion behavior of AZ91D magnesium alloy was studied in distilled water by electrochemical tests in combination with weight loss and surface analysis methods. The results indicated that the corrosion rate of AZ91D magnesium alloy increased with the increase of temperature and immersion time. The increase of the corrosion rate of AZ91D magnesium alloy with the increase of immersion time might be attributed to the damage of the structure of corrosion product film by hydrogen evolution, significantly accelerating the anodic process of AZ91D magnesium alloy. It was interesting that, in distilled water, the EIS of AZ91D magnesium alloy excluded an inductive arc in the low frequency region, which indicated that there was no the adsorption and desorption of aggressive ions or the damage and repair of film. The corrosion product film of AZ91D magnesium alloy in distilled water was composed of a compact inner corrosion product film and a loose outer corrosion product film.     

壳聚糖/乙炔黑修饰电极上萘酚异构体的电化学行为及同时测定

制备了壳聚糖/乙炔黑复合修饰电极(CS-AB/GCE),采用SEM和交流阻抗法对其进行表征。并利用循环伏安法(CV)研究了萘酚异构体(α-N和β-N)在该修饰电极上的电化学行为,对实验条件进行了优化。结果表明,在p H 7.0的PBS缓冲液中,α-N和β-N在该修饰电极上均出现一不可逆氧化峰,且在20~200m V/s范围内,其峰电流与扫速呈线性关系,表明电极过程是受吸附控制的不可逆过程。计算了电极过程的部分动力学参数,优化了差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)的实验参数,并对α-N和β-N进行同时测定,发现二者的微分氧化峰电流值与其浓度在2.5×10-6~1.0×10-4mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系(rα-N=0.996;rβ-N=0.998)。α-N和β-N的检出限(S/N=3)分别为3.4×10-7mol/L和2.4×10-7mol/L。采用该法对实际水样进行检测,得到α-N和β-N的加标回收率分别为96.7%~105.1%和98.8%~103.9%。