OUACHIKH, O.; BOUYANZER, A.; BOUKLAH, M.; DESJOBERT, J.-M. - In: Surface Review and Letters (SRL) 16 (2009) 01, pp. 49-54
Essential oil from Artemisia herba alba (Art) was hydrodistilled and tested as corrosion inhibitor of steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 using weight loss measurements and electrochemical polarization methods. Results gathered show that this natural oil reduced the corrosion rate by the cathodic action. Its...