This study evaluated the effects of orthophosphate (OP) inhibitor addition on iron, copper, and lead corrosion on coupons exposed to different blends of groundwater, surface water, and desalinated seawater. The effectiveness of OP inhibitor addition on iron, copper, and lead release was analyzed by statistical comparison between OP treated and untreated pilot distribution systems (PDS). Four different doses of OP inhibitor, ranging from zero (control) to 2 mg/L as P, were investigated and non-linear empirical models were developed to predict iron, copper, and lead release from the water quality and OP doses. Surface characterization evaluations were conducted using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analyses for each iron, galvanized steel, copper, and lead/tin coupon tested. Also, a theoretical thermodynamic model was developed and used to validate the controlling solid phases determined by XPS. A comparison of the effects of phosphate-based corrosion inhibitor addition on iron, copper, and lead release from the PDSs exposed to the different blends was also conducted. Three phosphate-based corrosion inhibitors were employed; blended orthophosphate (BOP), orthophosphate (OP), and zinc orthophosphate (ZOP). Non-linear empirical models were developed to predict iron, copper, and lead release from each PDS treated with different doses of inhibitor ranging from zero (control) to 2 mg/L as P. The predictive models were developed using water quality parameters as well as the inhibitor dose. Using these empirical models, simulation of the water quality of different blends with varying alkalinity and pH were used to compare the inhibitors performance for remaining in compliance for iron, copper and lead release. OP inhibitor addition was found to offer limited improvement of iron release for the OP dosages evaluated for the water blends evaluated compared to pH adjustment alone. Empirical models showed increased total phosphorus, pH, and alkalinity reduced iron release while increased silica, chloride, sulfate, and temperature contributed to iron release. Thermodynamic modeling suggested that FePO4 is the controlling solid that forms on iron and galvanized steel surfaces, regardless of blend, when OP inhibitor is added for corrosion control. While FePO4 does not offer much control of the iron release from the cast iron surfaces, it does offer protection of the galvanized steel surfaces reducing zinc release. OP inhibitor addition was found to reduce copper release for the OP dosages evaluated for the water blends evaluated compared to pH adjustment alone. Empirical models showed increases in total phosphorus, silica, and pH reduced copper release while increased alkalinity and chloride contributed to copper release. Thermodynamic modeling suggested that Cu3(PO4)2·2H2O is the controlling solid that forms on copper surfaces, regardless of blend, when OP inhibitor is added for corrosion control. OP inhibitor addition was found to reduce lead release for the OP dosages evaluated for the water blends evaluated compared to pH adjustment alone. Empirical models showed increased total phosphorus and pH reduced lead release while increased alkalinity, chloride, and temperature contributed to lead release. Thermodynamic modeling suggested that hydroxypyromorphite is the controlling solid that forms on lead surfaces, regardless of blend, when OP inhibitor is added for corrosion control. The comparison of phosphate-based inhibitors found increasing pH to reduce iron, copper, and lead metal release, while increasing alkalinity was shown to reduce iron release but increase copper and lead release. The ZOP inhibitor was not predicted by the empirical models to perform as well as BOP and OP at the low dose of 0.5 mg/L as P for iron control, and the OP inhibitor was not predicted to perform as well as BOP and ZOP at the low dose of 0.5 mg/L as P for lead control. The three inhibitors evaluated performed similarly for copper control. Therefore, BOP inhibitor showed the lowest metal release at the low dose of 0.5 mg/L as P for control of iron, copper, and lead corrosion.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação Valeska_Versão 11 CORRIGIDO.pdf: 3238487 bytes, checksum: 73f10af9da8be85f8bdd630332f49d0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-24 / Um processo corrosivo em embalagens metálicas para alimentos pode ser iniciado durante a fabricação destas, bem como em todo o período no qual o alimento está em contato com a mesma. O uso de extratos de plantas como inibidores naturais em recobrimentos protetores para o alumínio podem auxiliar na redução da corrosão, além de diminuir a preocupação com o risco de toxicidade causada por inibidores sintéticos industrialmente utilizados. Extratos da espécie Solidago chilensis, conhecida como arnica-brasileira, abundante em todo o Brasil e em maior concentração na região Sul do país, ainda não foram relatados na literatura no uso como inibidores naturais de corrosão, porém, possuem propriedades e compostos que já foram apresentados que indicam capacidade anticorrosiva. O presente estudo busca desenvolver um recobrimento contendo Solidado chilensis como inibidor natural de corrosão para aplicação em embalagens de ligas de alumínio para alimentos. Para avaliar estes recobrimentos foram realizados ensaios de Polarização Potenciodinamica (PP), Espectroscopia de Impedância Eletroquímica (EIE), Microscopia de Força Atômica (MFA), Espectroscopia na região do Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier (FT-IR) e Difração de Raios-X (DRX). Considerando a possibilidade de alteração da resistência à corrosão devido a algum dano mecânico foi avaliada a adesão do recobrimento através de ensaios de resistência mecânica por Análise Mecânico-Dinâmica (AMD). Para o desenvolvimento da superfície foram realizadas: anodizações, com objetivo de proteção contra a corrosão e aderência do inibidor e do recobrimento; e aplicados o inibidor natural (Solidago chilensis) e o recobrimento de verniz, com o objetivo de proteção contra a corrosão. As anodizações foram realizadas em três diferentes tempos 15, 20 e 30 minutos, após as amostras foram imersas em solução inibidora contendo três diferentes concentrações de inibidor (2,5, 5 e 15 g/L de metanol) e por fim foram recobertas com verniz. A resistência à corrosão e a eficiência do inibidor foram avaliadas através de ensaios eletroquímicos. O módulo de elasticidade das amostras foram avaliadas através do AMD. A morfologia das amostras foram determinadas através de MFA. A composição do inibidor e a interação entre as ligações químicas de compostos do inibidor, do verniz, da anodização e do alumínio foram determinadas por FT-IR. A estrutura cristalina das amostras foram determinadas por DRX. Os resultados apontaram que o melhor tempo de anodização quanto a resistência à corrosão e a resistência mecânica do sistema foi de 15 min. As amostras anodizadas nesse tempo foram escolhidas para serem imersas em solução contendo o inibidor natural. Os resultados eletroquímicos indicaram que a maior concentração de inibidor de corrosão (15 g de extrato de Solidago chilensis por L de solvente) obteve maior eficiência à corrosão, 92,5 %. O uso do inibidor de corrosão natural junto a anodização e ao recobrimento de verniz diminuiu a degradação da amostra ao longo do tempo, aumentou o potencial de corrosão e a resistência de polarização. A rigidez do sistema diminuiu com a aplicação do verniz mas não foi influenciada significativamente, p≤0,05 pela anodização. Estes resultados indicaram que o Al anodizado contendo extrato de Solidago chilensis como inibidor de corrosão recoberto com verniz pode ser uma alternativa interessante na industria de alimentos na utilização em embalagens metálicas. / A corrosion process in metallic food packing can be started during the manufacturing of these, as well as throughout the period in which the food is in contact with it. The use of plant extracts as green inhibitors in protective coatings for aluminum can help reduce corrosion, and reduce concern about the risk of toxicity caused by synthetic inhibitors used industrially. Extracts of the species Solidago chilensis, known as arnica-Brazilian, abundant in Brazil and in greater concentration in the southern region of the country, have not yet been reported in the literature used as natural corrosion inhibitors, however, have properties and compounds that have been presented indicating corrosion efficiency. This study aims to develop a coating containing solidated chilensis as green corrosion inhibitor for use in packaging of aluminum alloys for food. To evaluate these coatings were conducted Potentiostatic Polarization tests (PP), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Infrared Spectroscopy in the region Fourier Transform (FT-IR) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Considering the possibility of change in resistance to corrosion due to some mechanical damage was assessed the adhesion of coating by mechanical strength tests for Dynamic-Mechanical Analysis (DMA). For the development of the surface were carried out anodizing, in order to corrosion protection and adhesion inhibitor and coating; and applied the natural inhibitor (Solidago chilensis) and the varnish coating, in order to protect against corrosion. The anodizing was performed in three different times 15, 20 and 30 minutes after the samples were immersed in inhibitor solution containing three different inhibitor concentrations (2.5, 5 and 15 g/L methanol) and finally were coated with varnish. The corrosion resistance and the efficiency of the inhibitor were evaluated by electrochemical tests. The modulus of elasticity of the samples were evaluated by DMA. The morphology of the samples were determined by AFM. The inhibitor composition and interaction between the chemical bonding inhibitor compounds, varnish, and anodization of aluminum are determined by FT-IR. The crystal structure of the samples were determined by XRD. The results showed that the best time of anodization as the corrosion resistance and the mechanical strength of the system was 15 min. The anodized samples at this time were chosen to be immersed in a solution containing the natural inhibitor. The electrochemical results indicated that the highest concentration of corrosion inhibitor (15 g of Solidago chilensis extract per L of solvent) had higher efficiency corrosion, 92.5%. The use of natural corrosion inhibitor with anodization and varnish coating reduced the degradation of the sample over time, potential increased corrosion resistance and polarization. The system stiffness decreased with the application of varnish but was not significantly influenced by p≤0,05 anodizing. These results indicated that the anodized Al containing Solidago chilensis extract as a corrosion inhibitor coated with varnish can be an interesting alternative in the food industry in use in metal packaging.

Para aumentar os volumes de extração de petróleo, resolver e prevenir problemas nas operações de produção são utilizados diversos produtos químicos, dentre os quais se destacam os inibidores de corrosão, que são utilizados em toda cadeia produtiva do petróleo visando proteger o sistema da deterioração por corrosão. Os sais de amônio quaternário são uma das classes de inibidores mais utilizadas pela indústria do petróleo devido a sua grande eficiência. Entretanto, sua solubilidade em água faz com que estejam presentes na água produzida representando um risco para contaminação ambiental, visto que possuem baixa biodegrabilidade e potencial de bioacumulação. Como se encontram misturados a outros produtos químicos e sob efeitos das variações do ambiente em que são aplicados, definir um método de análise confiável e viável para monitoramento em linha representa um desafio para os laboratórios de campos de produção. Neste trabalho, foi estudado o emprego da fluorescência de ultravioleta na quantificação de um inibidor de corrosão do tipo sal de amônio quaternário em água. Foram obtidos espectros de emissão do produto comercial em água, além do estudo de variáveis instrumentais e interferentes presentes na água produzida. A comparação com padrões de sal de amônio quaternário permitiu identificar como principal fluorófilo, um sal alquil-aril de amônio quaternário. Estudos de estabilidade revelaram que a adsorção do inibidor de corrosão nas superfícies dos frascos plásticos provoca a queda do sinal fluorescente e que a adição de isopropanol reduz este efeito de 40 para 24%. Foram obtidas curvas de calibração com a formulação comercial e com o cloreto de 2-metil-4-dodecil-benzil-trimetil amônio com uma boa correlação. Amostras sintéticas do inibidor foram determinadas com um erro relativo de 2,70 a 13,32%. O método de adição padrão foi avaliado usando uma amostra de água produzida, e os resultados não foram satisfatórios, devido à interferência, principalmente, de compostos orgânicos aromáticos presentes / In order to increase the volume of oil extraction, solve and prevent problems in oil production, several chemical products are used. Corrosion inhibitors are the main chemical products used in the whole oil production chain, whose objective is to protect the system from deterioration caused by corrosion. The quaternary ammonium salts are the kind of inhibitor which is more frequently used by the oil industry due to its great efficiency. However, its solubility in water allows them to remain in the produced water representing a risk of environmental contamination, since they have low biodegrability and tendency to bioaccumulation. Once they are mixed to other chemical products and affected by the variations of the environment where they are applied, it becomes a challenge to production field laboratories to select a reliable and viable analysis method for on-line monitoring. This essay tends to focus on the use of the ultraviolet fluorescence in the quantification of an inhibitor of corrosion of the quaternary ammonium salt type in water. There has been obtained emission spectra of the commercial product in water besides the study of instrumental variables and interference of chemical substances in the produced water. The comparison with quaternary ammonium salt standards allow identifying an alkyl-aryl quaternary ammonium salt as the main fluorophore. Tests of stability have demonstrated that the addition of isopropyl alcohol reduces the fall of the fluorescent signal from 40 to 24% in three days time. This fall is caused by the adsorption of corrosion inhibitor in the surface of plastic containers. Good correlation curves of calibration have been obtained with commercial formularization and methyldodecylbenzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. Synthetic samples of inhibitor have been determined with a relative error from 2,70 to 13,32%. One produced water sample from a production field has been used to evaluate the standard addition method. Satisfactory results have not been successfully achieved, principally, due to the interference of aromatics organic compounds found in the water sample

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:41:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DanyelleMA_DISSERT.pdf: 886887 bytes, checksum: bdfc465050e9656b4d629363ccd362a0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Corrosion inhibitors in solution are utilized to minimize processes from corrosion in steel. Of the present dissertation was evaluated the efficiency by inhibition from the surfactant saponified coconut oil (OCS) in the carbon steel 1020 through in linear polarization electrochemistry technique, well as, studied the process from adsorption through from the isotherms from Langmuir, Frumkin and Temkin. The corrosion current was determined through in Tafel extrapolation from the curves in the polarization, and then, was calculated the efficiency in the inhibitor to each concentration and temperature. Were studied four concentrations (12,5 ppm, 25 ppm, 50 ppm, and 75 ppm) in the inhibitor OCS and one in the NaCl salt (10.000 ppm) in six temperatures (301 K, 308 K, 313 K, 318 K, 323 K, and 328 K) in triplicate. By the results obtained observed that the technique applied can evaluated with rapidity and efficiency corrosion inhibitors. In relation to the isotherms, the than best appropriated was the in Langmuir and in the concentrations studied, the that obtained the best efficiency was the concentration of 75 ppm / Inibidores de corros?o em solu??o s?o utilizados para minimizar processos de corros?o em a?o. Na presente disserta??o foi avaliada a efici?ncia de inibi??o do tensoativo ?leo de coco saponificado (OCS) no a?o carbono 1020, atrav?s da t?cnica eletroqu?mica polariza??o linear, bem como, estudado o processo de adsor??o atrav?s das isotermas de Langmuir, Frumkin e Temkin. A corrente de corros?o foi determinada atrav?s da extrapola??o de Tafel nas curvas de polariza??o e, ent?o, foi calculada a efici?ncia do inibidor para cada concentra??o e temperatura. Foram estudadas quatro concentra??es (12,5, 25,0, 50,0 e 75,0 ppm) do inibidor OCS e uma do sal NaCl (10.000 ppm) em seis temperaturas (301, 308, 313, 318, 323 e 328 K) em triplicata. Pelos resultados obtidos, observou-se que a t?cnica utilizada pode avaliar com rapidez e efici?ncia inibidores de corros?o. Em rela??o ?s isotermas, a que melhor se adequou foi a de Langmuir e dentre as concentra??es estudadas a que obteve a melhor efici?ncia foi ? concentra??o de 75 ppm

Entre os inibidores de corrosão clássicos que já são utilizados na indústria do petróleo, foram estudadas a imidazolina oleica e a quaternária através de técnicas eletroquímicas, gravimétrica e analíticas, para avaliar a eficiência de inibição e como esses inibidores atuam em meio ácido. O meio agressivo foi uma solução de NaCl 3,5% em massa acidificada com ácido clorídrico até atingir um pH=2 com o objetivo de simular o ambiente de extração petrolífera. O substrato empregado foi o aço carbono 1020. As técnicas eletroquímicas utilizadas foram: monitoramento do potencial de circuito aberto, medidas de resistência de polarização linear, espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica (EIE ) e curvas de polarização. Os valores das componentes real e imaginária de impedância indicam uma resistência maior aos processos de transferência de carga com o aumento da concentração dos inibidores e os Diagramas de Bode de ângulo de fase, revelaram a presença de uma camada de inibidor adsorvida sobre o metal com uma constante de tempo em altas frequências observada para a imidazolina oleica e quaternária. Para a imidazolina quaternária, verificou-se que só para tempos maiores de imersão é que o filme se adsorve de forma eficiente demonstrando uma cinética mais lenta de adsorção. Nos ensaios gravimétricos, os resultados de taxa de corrosão em m/ano foram decrescentes com o tempo após período de imersão de 30 dias, para ambas as imidazolinas. O uso das técnicas analíticas foi necessário a fim de se compreender melhor o comportamento das imidazolinas sobre o aço no meio estudado. Os resultados da análise de íons férricos em solução, por emissão atômica, foram obtidos durante várias amostragens durante o período do ensaio de perda de massa, e foi possível verificar um processo de inibição da corrosão até doze dias de imersão do metal, depois disto ocorre um disparo na quantidade de ferro liberado em solução, sugerindo que pode estar ocorrendo uma degradação do inibidor após 12 dias de imersão. Para esclarecer esse ponto, análises por espectroscopia Raman dos produtos de fundo formados durante os ensaios de perda de massa indicaramm que a degradação pode realmente estar ocorrendo. Foi confirmado, também por espectroscopia Raman sobre a superfície do aço após imersão prévia em solução contendo a imidazolina oleica, que há uma película adsorvida que protege o metal do meio agressivo. Técnica de microscopia eletrônica de varredura foi utilizada para caracterizar os corpos de prova na ausência e presença do inibidor, depois dos ensaios eletroquímicos e foi possível caracterizar, através dessa técnica a maior eficiência inibidora do filme de imidazolina quaternária. Dois tipos de nanoconatiners foram avaliados para o encapsulamento das duas imidazolinas estudadas: nanocontainers a base do argilomineral haloiista e sílica mesoporosa tipo SBA 15. Resultados de impedância eletroquímica mostraram a liberação dos inibidores de corrosão encapsulados com o tempo de imersão. Análise na região do infravermelho por sonda de fibra ótica foi utilizada para comprovar química e qualitativamente a liberação do inibidor a partir dos nanorreservatórios, no meio agressivo. / Among the traditional corrosion inhibitors which are already used in Oil and Gas industry, it oleic and quaternary imidazolines have been studied with electrochemical, gravimetric and analytical techniques to assess the inhibition efficiency and the inhibiting action in acidic medium. The aggressive medium was a 3.5% w/w NaCl solution acidified with hydrochloric acid to pH = 2 in order to simulate oil extraction environment. The metallic substrate used was a mild carbon steel. The electrochemical techniques used were open circuit potential monitoring the, linear polarization measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarization curves. The real and imaginary components values of impedance indicated greater resistance to charge transfer processes with increasing inhibitor concentration and phase angle Bode diagrams o showed the presence of adsorbed inhibitor on the metal surface with a time constant at high frequencies observed for oleic and quaternary imidazolines. For quaternary imidazoline, it was found that only after long time of immersion the film adsorbs effectively, showing slower adsorption kinetics. In weight loss tests, the corrosion rate results decreased with time for both inhibitors. The use of analytical techniques helped to have a better understanding of both imidazolines behavior. The analysis of ferric ions in the solution by atomic emission were obtained for several electrolyte samples withdrawn during weight lost test period; it was possible to verify a efficient corrosion inhibition of carbon steel till twelve days of immersion and after that an increase on the iron release to the solution occurs , suggesting that it might be experiencing inhibitor degradation after twelve days of immersion. To clarify this point, Raman spectroscopy analysis of the sediment formed during the weight loss tests was performed and the results indicated that the degradation may actually be occurring. It was confirmed also by Raman spectroscopy analysis performed on steel surface after previous immersion in solution containing oleic imidazoline, which has adsorbed as a film which protects the metal against aggressive medium. Scanning electron microscopy was used to characterize the substrate surface morphology in the absence and presence of inhibitors after electrochemical tests. The technique has proven the presence of a persistent adsorbed quaternary imidazoline film . Two types of nanoconatiners were evaluated: halloysite clay nanocontainers and SBA-15 mesoporous silica. Electrochemical evaluation of the release of the encapsulated corrosion inhibitors was proven. IR probe technique was used to confirm chemical and quantitatively the release of the encapsulated inhibitor in the electrolyte.

En motorisation, les problèmes liés à la compatibilité ‘matériaux-liquides de refroidissement’ sont complexes du fait de leur nature et de leur fonction, mais ils peuvent être résolus en modifiant la forme des pièces pour contrôler l’écoulement ou par l’addition d’inhibiteurs de corrosion efficaces. Ceux-ci sont très utilisés dans l’industrie automobile et doivent sans cesse être optimisés et adaptés à l’évolution des matériaux. Et, pour répondre aux contraintes actuelles de consommation et d’environnement, de plus en plus de motoristes optent pour l’aluminium ou ses alliages. Dans ce travail nous avons caractérisé le comportement en corrosion d’un alliage Al-Mn et d’un nouveau matériau, dit ’’matériau sandwich’’ constitué d’un cœur en alliage Al-Mn recouvert par placage sur chaque face d’une mince plaque d’alliage Al-Si et donc de structure Al-Si/Al-Mn/Al-Si en contact avec un liquide de refroidissement commercial dénommé Glaceol D. Celui-ci contient dans sa formulation un inhibiteur de corrosion, le tolytriazole. Cette étude de caractérisation comportementale de ces matériaux a été menée à partir de tests électrochimiques stationnaires classiques (suivi de potentiel en temps, tracés de courbes potentiodynamiques, détermination de résistances de polarisation), couplés à des observations métallographiques. Les principaux paramètres retenus ont été d’une part l’influence d’un prétraitement de surface du métal, et les conditions physicochimiques du milieu d’étude comme la teneur en produits actifs (en choisissant la dilution du Glaceol D, on fixe la teneur en inhibiteur), la nature de l’eau de dilution (permutée ou enrichie en NaCl) et la température : soit maintenue constante (entre la température ambiante et 80°C) soit en cyclage thermique. D’autre part, et ceci a permis d’établir la supériorité de comportement du matériau sandwich, nous avons, pour comparaison, testé aussi dans nos conditions de concentration et de température, l’aluminium pur 99,99%. Outre cet inhibiteur classique et industriellement utilisé, contenu dans la formulation du produit commercial recommandé par l’entreprise automobile franco-roumaine ’’Dacia-Renault’’, nous avons tenté une nouvelle approche originale en testant l’efficacité d’un inhibiteur vert – extrait de plantes : l’Allium Sativum (ou ail), dont le principal composant actif est l’allicine. Par son groupement fonctionnel de type thiosulfinate R-S(=O)-SR, et les atomes électrodonneurs que sont le soufre et l’oxygène disposant de doublets non liants, ce composé possède les caractéristiques d’un produit filmogène et entre dans la catégorie des nouveaux types d’inhibiteurs verts investigués depuis quelques années. / For motorization, problems related to the compatibility ‘materials cooling liquids’ are complex because of their nature and function. They can be solved either by changing the shape of some parts of engine in order to obtain a better flow, or by introduction of effective corrosion inhibitors. And these later that are very used in the automotive industry, must be always optimized and adapted to the evolution of the materials. Today, the demands connected with carburant consummation and environment lead more and more operators to opt for aluminum and its alloys. In this work, we have characterized the corrosion behavior of Al-Mn alloy and of a new material, namely ''sandwich material'' consisting in a core of Al-Mn alloy veneered on both sides by a thin layer of Al-Si alloy and therefore with a structure Al-Si/Al-Mn/Al-Si in contact with commercially coolant, namely Glaceol D. The later one contains in its composition tolytriazole, as a corrosion inhibitor. This study of behavioral characterization of these materials was carried on using conventional stationary electrochemical techniques as the open circuit potential measurements, the potentiodynamic recordings, the determination of polarization resistance, coupled with metallographic observations. The main parameters considered were the influence of a pretreatment of metal surface and physic–chemical conditions of environmental study as the content of active compounds (by choosing the dilution of Glaceol D, the content of inhibitor is fixed), the nature of the dilution water (deionized or added of NaCl) and temperature: this latter one was chosen either stationary (between room temperature and 80°C) or as a thermal cycling. On the other hand, and that has allowed to establish the better behavior of the sandwich material, we tested the 99.99% pure aluminum, in the same conditions of concentration and temperature. In addition to this traditional and industrially used inhibitor, which is in the composition of the commercial product recommended by the French – Romanian company “Dacia-Renault”, we tried a new original approach by testing the effectiveness of a “green inhibitor” - a plant extract: Allium Sativum (or garlic), where the main active ingredient is allicine. By its functional group type thiosulfinate RS(= O)-SR, and the sulfur and oxygen atoms with non-binding electronic doublets, this compound has the characteristics of a film-forming product and can be put into the category of new types of “green” inhibitors investigated during the last few years.

La corrosion dans le béton précontraint est considérée parmi les pathologies les plus dangereuses dans le secteur du génie civil. En effet ce phénomène se caractérise par la gravité de ses conséquences économiques et sécuritaires. L’objectif de ce travail consiste à évaluer l’efficacité d’un inhibiteur à base de phosphates Na3PO4.12H2O contre la corrosion des aciers de précontrainte. L’étude a été d’abord menée en milieu synthétique simulant le béton chloruré sur des armatures tendues à 80% Rm, puis d’une part sur des éprouvettes en mortier précontraint conçues à l’échelle laboratoire, et d’autre part en utilisant la technique de cellule de diffusion pour tester l’efficacité de l’inhibiteur à long terme. Les résultats issus de l’étude réalisée dans le milieu simulant ont révélé que la présence des phosphates entraine l’augmentation du seuil critique d’amorçage de corrosion localisée R=[Cl-]/[OH-] jusqu’à la valeur de 5 au lieu de 0,4. Ceci semble être dû à deux actions inhibitrices des phosphates à savoir : la stabilisation de la couche protectrice à base d’oxyde de fer et la formation de composés phosphatés très peu solubles qui bloquent les sites anodiques actifs, augmentant ainsi la résistance de l’acier à la corrosion localisée. L’emploi de Na3PO4.12H2O en tant qu’adjuvant diminue légèrement la résistance à la compression du mortier. Cependant les composés phosphatés provenant de la réaction de l’inhibiteur avec les hydrates de ciment colmatent les pores du mortier et freinent la diffusion des chlorures. Ceci améliore le comportement à la corrosion des armatures enrobées de mortier précontraint. Enfin, lorsque le triphosphate de sodium est utilisé comme inhibiteur migrateur ou comme moyen de prétraitement des armatures, la technique de la cellule de diffusion a montré son efficacité à long terme, grâce à l’augmentation de la période précédant l’amorçage d’une corrosion localisée, où l’armature est en état passif. / Corrosion in prestressed concrete is considered among the most dangerous pathologies in the civil engineering sector. Indeed, this phenomenon is characterized by the seriousness of its economic and security consequences. The objective of this work is to evaluate the efficiency of a phosphate based inhibitor Na3PO4.12H2O against the corrosion of prestressing steels. The study was first conducted on wires tensioned at 80% Rm and immersed in simulating concrete pore solution. Then it concerned, on one hand, prestressed mortar specimens designed on a laboratory scale and, on the other hand, the long term efficiency of the inhibitor using diffusion cell technique. The results obtained from the study carried out in the concrete simulating medium revealed that the presence of the phosphates causes the increase in the critical threshold of localized corrosion initiation R = [Cl -] / [OH-] up to the value of 5 instead of 0.4. This seems to be due to two phosphate inhibiting actions, namely: the stabilization of the iron oxide protective layer and the formation of very insoluble phosphate compounds which block the active anodic sites, increasing prestressing steel resistance to localized corrosion. The use of Na3PO4.12H2O as an additive slightly reduces the compressive strength of the mortar. However, phosphate compounds resulting from the reaction of the inhibitor with the cement hydrates clog the pores of the mortar and slow down the diffusion of the chlorides. This improves the corrosion behavior of prestressed mortar reinforcement. Finally, when sodium triphosphate is used as a migratory inhibitor or as a means of steel reinforcement pretreatment, the diffusion cell technique has shown its long-term efficiency, thanks to the increase of the period preceding the initiation of a localized corrosion, where the reinforcement is in a passive state.