Adsorption and desorption from the acid pickling solution with organic inhibitors such as Xylidine, Laurylamine, Chemisol and commercial corrosion inhibitors—Picknoc (Japan), Ibit (Japan), Rodine 120 (U.S.A), Henkel (Germany), on mild steel were measured. Laboratory tests to measure (1) the loss in weight of metal (specimens of hot-galvanized mild steel sheets) in 1N-H
2SO
4 solution with and without inhibitors, (2) the amount of hydrogen evolved in the same case as (1), (3) the effect of the inhibiting film on the electrode potentials of adsorbed metallic surfaces in 1N-HCl solution against N-Calomel electrode, (4) the galvanic current between the adsorbed or desorbed metallic surface and Pt electrode in 1N-HCl solution with electrodes of 1 cm
2 and 1 cm appart by with a milliammeter were carried out. The surface activities on mild steel measured with these electrochemical procedures are determined and compared with other results (weight loss and H
2 evolution). The initial potentials are measured with an oscillograph and steady state potentials are measured with potentio-meter. Desorption of inhibiting films on mild steel are studied—dipping and washing in tap water, boiling water, dilute acid solutions neutral salt (NaCl, Na
2CO
3) solutions, alkaline solutions and also electrolytic cleaning in alkaline solution. The desorption of inhibiting films are most effective and perfect after electrolytic cleaning. These effects of desorption are measured through electrochemical tests (surface potential measurement).
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