Effects of Surfactants on the Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum Alloy in Graphene Nanofluid

Abstract:

In this study, the corrosion behavior of aluminum alloy was investigated in graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) nanofluids prepared with different surfactants. The surfactants include sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), Tween 80, and Gum Arabic (GA). The corrosion properties of the alloy in the different GNP nanofluids were evaluated using potentiodynamic polarization tests at room temperature. The surface morphology of the aluminum alloy was analyzed using a scanning electron microscope coupled with an electron dispersive spectroscopy detector. The experimental results revealed that the addition of surfactants improves the resistance of the aluminum alloy to corrosion in the nanofluid. This was attributed to the adsorption of surfactants on the surface of the alloy to form a protective film layer, which reduces moisture permeability and enhances corrosion inhibition. The addition of GA was found to exhibit the highest inhibition efficiency. This was followed by Tween 80, SDS, and SDBS, which contributes the least inhibition. XRD post-corrosion analysis also reveals the presence of aluminum oxide and aluminum hydroxide phases on the surface of electrodes immersed in all the different GNP nanofluids.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 355)
• Pages: 35-48
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-7hMNpl
• Online since: February 2024
• Authors: Adeola Borode*, Noor A. Ahmed, Peter Apata Olubambi
• Keywords: Aluminum Alloy, Corrosion, Graphene Nanoplatelet, Nanofluid, Potentiodynamic Polarization, Surfactants

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