Characterization and utilization of Sargassum linifolium and Stypopodium schimperi polysaccharides as blue inhibitors for steel electo-polishing
Abstract Different polysaccharides extracts (crude polysaccharide, fucoidan and alginate) from Sargassum linifolium and Stypopodium schimperi were examined as inhibitors for carbon-steel anodic dissolution process in 8M phosphoric acid. Anode potential –limiting current relationship was measured and comparing of gradually increasing algae extract concentrations (from 20 to 350 ppm). The limiting current decrease while inhibition Efficiency % increases as the concentrations of all these extracts increase. Fucoidan from S. linifolium is considered as most retardation effect. The extracts retardation mechanism is depending on adsorption process at the steel metal which proved by SEM. Also, SEM shows that high concentration (350 ppm) from St. schimperi crude polysaccharide, Sargassum linifolium fucoidan and Stypopodium. schimperi alginate extracts have promising effect on the surface texture. The data of Langmuir and the kinetic-thermodynamic isotherms were determined to clarify the nature of adsorption of extract on metal –solution interface. The activation energy (Ea) and activation parameters (ΔH*, ΔS*, and ΔG*) were determined and gave indication for strong interaction between the inhibitor and the steel surface. The extract feature was investigated via FT-IR. The polysaccharides from brown algae especially fucoidan manifest preferable as natural electro-polishing blue inhibitor. Surface morphology study confirmed that addition of algae extract to steel dissolution bath enhance surface appearance and its texture quality to great extent.