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Polypropylene Glycol-Silver Nanoparticle Composites: A Novel Anticorrosion Material for Aluminum in Acid Medium

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Admixture of polypropylene glycol and 1 mM AgNO3 together with natural honey as reducing and stabilizing agent was employed to prepare in situ polypropylene glycol/silver nanoparticle (PPG/AgNPs) composite. The prepared PPG/AgNPs composite was characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR, XRD, and EDS, while the morphology of the Ag nanoparticles in the composite was obtained by TEM. TEM results revealed that the Ag nanoparticles were spherical in shape. The anticorrosion property of PPG/AgNPs composite was examined by electrochemical, weight loss, SEM, EDS, and water contact angle measurements. Results obtained show that PPG/AgNPs are effective in retarding the dissolution of Al in an acid-induced corrosive environment. Inhibition efficiency increased with the increasing composite concentration but decreased with the increasing temperature. Potentiodynamic polarization results revealed that PPG/AgNPs functions as a mixed-type corrosion inhibitor. The adsorption of the composite onto Al surface was found to follow El-Awady et al. adsorption isotherm model. SEM, EDS, and water contact angle results confirmed the adsorption of PPG/AgNPs films onto Al surface.

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The support by TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, under the TWAS Grants for Research Units in Developing Countries Program (10−107RG/CHE/AF/AC-G), is gratefully acknowledged. The Centre of Research Excellence in Corrosion, Research Institute, KFUPM and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) are also gratefully acknowledged for providing some of the facilities for the research.

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    Moses M. Solomon & Aniekemeabasi U. Israel

  2. Centre of Research Excellence in Corrosion, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

    Saviour A. Umoren

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, North West University (Mafikeng Campus), Mmabotho, South Africa

    Eno E. Ebenso

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Solomon, M.M., Umoren, S.A., Israel, A.U. et al. Polypropylene Glycol-Silver Nanoparticle Composites: A Novel Anticorrosion Material for Aluminum in Acid Medium. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 4206–4218 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1716-6

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