rcorrosion (8.

922 E 09) e

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[ H ]0.118 ([Cl ] 0.106 [ HSO3 ] 0.007 [ SO32 ] 0.006 [ SO42 ]0.006 [ NO3 ]0.102 )

In the oxidative MEA degradation study, FeCl2, HCl, H2SO4, and HNO3 essentially accelerated oxidative solvent degradation. On the other hand, NaCl and H2SO3 (below
250 ppm) appeared to prevent MEA degradation. Finally, the mixed additives study was
performed by mixing HCl, H2SO3, H2SO4, and HNO3 in the concentration ranges equivalent to the mixed additives in the corrosion study. The modified power law rate equation
of the systems containing all four additives provided an acceptable %AAD of 9.4%.
rdeg radation (8.25 E 05) e

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[ H ] 0.37 ([Cl ] 0.24 [ HSO 3 ] 0.29 [ SO32 ] 0.02 [ SO 42 ] 0.05 [ NO 3 ] 0.17 )

In the inhibition study, both carbon steel corrosion and oxidative solvent degradation were inhibited simultaneously by introducing various inhibitors. Inhibitor A prevented carbon steel corrosion and oxidative MEA degradation by behaving as a hydrogen ion
(H+) scavenger. It provided the maximum efficiency of 88.9% inhibition on carbon steel
corrosion and 97.3% inhibition on oxidative solvent degradation. Inhibitor B behaved
primarily as an oxygen scavenger where it minimized carbon steel corrosion at the maximum of 92.4% inhibition and 59.9% inhibition on solvent degradation. Inhibitor C behaved as a free radical scavenger where it provided the maximum efficiency only at
42.7% inhibition on carbon steel corrosion but 92.6% inhibition on oxidative MEA degradation. Finally, the mixed inhibitors (A and C) were performed where the mixed inhibitors ratio III provided the best overall inhibitors performance at 90.2% inhibition for
carbon steel corrosion and 65.2% inhibition for oxidative MEA degradation. In conclusion, this work helped to establish ultimate inhibitors that were able to inhibit corrosion
and solvent degradation simultaneously, which was essentially a successful achievement.
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