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Intramolecular synergistic effect of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine against copper corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution
The corrosion protection of copper by glutamic acid, cysteine, glycine and their derivative (glutathione) in 0.5 M hydrochloric acid solution has been studied by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The inhibition efficiency of the organic inhibitors on copper corrosion...
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Published in: | Thin solid films 2011-10, Vol.520 (1), p.356-361 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The corrosion protection of copper by glutamic acid, cysteine, glycine and their derivative (glutathione) in 0.5
M hydrochloric acid solution has been studied by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The inhibition efficiency of the organic inhibitors on copper corrosion increases in the order: glutathione
>
cysteine
>
cysteine
+
glutamic acid
+
glycine
>
glutamic acid
>
glycine. Maximum inhibition efficiency for cysteine reaches about 92.9% at 15
mM concentration level. The glutathione can give 96.4% inhibition efficiency at a concentration of 10
mM. The molecular structure parameters were obtained by PM3 (Parametric Method 3) semi-empirical calculation. The intramolecular synergistic effect of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine moieties in glutathione is attributed to the lower energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (E
LUMO) level and to the excess hetero-atom adsorption centers and the bigger coverage on the copper surface. |
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ISSN: | 0040-6090 1879-2731 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.07.009 |