Adsorption of ten Mannich and Schiff bases on steel from a mixed electrolyte solution (30 mg/dm 3 NaCl + 50 mg/dm 3 Na 2 SO 4 ) was studied. The adsorption isotherms show linear segments in the medium coverage range, which may be equally attributed to both the Frumkin and Temkin isotherms. Unfortunately, experimental data are insufficient to distinguish among them. It was demonstrated that the mechanism of action of the inhibitors in vapor phase differs from that in a model electrolyte solution and that testing of volatile inhibitors in electrolytes provides no accurate pattern of corrosion inhibition in the vapor phase. The VNKh-L-21 and VNKh-L-408 inhibitors form nanoclusters that merge on the surface into a polymolecular adsorption layer.
Key words: Schiff and Mannich bases, adsorption, mixed electrolyte, electrode surface coverage, blocking effect, Frumkin and Temkin isotherms, nanoclusters.Received: August 10, 2013August 10, . doi: 10.17675/2305August 10, -6894-2013 Experimental Electrochemical studies on the adsorption of inhibitors on steel were carried out in a mixed electrolyte (30 mg/dm 3 NaCl + 50 mg/dm 3 Na 2 SO 4 ), which is believed to simulate the electrolyte that is condensed on metal surfaces under atmospheric corrosion conditions at 100% relative humidity [1,2]. The adsorption was studied by measuring the differential capacitance of the double electrical layer (DEL) with an R-5021 AC bridge [3].Measurements were carried out with parallel connection of a capacitor and a resistor. The alternating current frequency was 1 kHz. Since Faraday processes and pseudocapacitance cannot be eliminated completely, one should keep in mind that the measured capacitances give only a rough measure of the DEL capacitance and therefore the calculation will provide some affective surface coverage of an electrode with an inhibitor.A rod shaped St3 electrode with a surface area of 1 cm 2 was prepared according to a conventional procedure for electrochemical studies. It was found during the preparation and optimization of the experimental conditions that the most reproducible results were