Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Neutral Aqueous Media by Eichhornia Crassipes

Abstract

Corrosion can be defined as the destruction of metals and alloys by electrochemical reaction with its environment. Water distribution systems have been mainly composed of iron and steel pipes for over five centuries that are unavoidably subject to corrosion and will cause hundreds of billions dollars expenditure on repairing and replacing corroded pipes over the next twenty years. Corrosion of iron newlinepipes leads to water leaks, increase pumping costs, and water quality deterioration (red water) and thus the corrosion of such metals causes economic, hydraulic and aesthetic impacts. For this problem, use of inhibitors for the control of corrosion of metals and alloys, which are in contact with aggressive environment, is an accepted practice. newline newline