Synergistic of a Coumarin Derivative with Potassium Iodide on the Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminum Alloy in 1.0 M H2SO4

Synergistic effects of the addition of KI on the corrosion inhibitive performance of a coumarin derivative on an aluminum alloy in 1.0 M H2SO4 at different temperatures were studied using various electrochemical measurements. Density functional theory was used to calculate the quantum chemical parameters of the coumarin derivative. The experimental results showed that the coumarin derivative is considered as a mixed-type inhibitor. The corrosion potential values were almost unchanged upon the addition of PBBC to the acidic solution. The inhibition efficiency increases with increasing inhibitor concentration and increases further in the presence of 6.02 mM KI but decreases significantly at higher temperature. The adsorption of PBBC obeyed the Langmuir isotherm, and being chemically adsorbed at lower temperatures, while physical adsorption is favoured at higher temperature. The theoretical results indicated that the coumarin derivative was adsorbed onto the surface of Al2024 through the sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen atoms.