Electrochemical and Computational Studies of Aripiprazole as a Novel Eco-friendly Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in Aqueous Environment

The theoretical and experimental study of the corrosion inhibitor of the Expired Aripiprazole drug on carbon steel (CS) in hydrochloric acid corrosive medium (1M) has been examined by employing chemical and electrochemical methods. The inhibition efficiency was found to improve with the rise of the concentration of inhibitor and explained on the basis of adsorption metal surface. The adsorption effect follows Langmuir adsorption isotherm. In the presence and absence of expired Aripiprazole the percent inhibition efficiency (%IE) and activation energy (Ea*) were calculated. The impact of temperature on corrosion rate was investigated. The morphology of the CS surface was examined using FTIR, AFM, and XPS tests. Results obtain for all methods used are in good agreement. Also, the theoretical calculations were calculated utilizing density functional theory (DFT) and Hartree Fock (HF) method. This electronic molecular parameter of aripiprazole aid to describe the mechanism of prevents CS corrosion.