Copper

1M H2SO4
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank 395.467 1.037 x 101

0.5K Red Gum 402.499 1.801

1K Red Gum 387.244 2.56
2K Red Gum 9.273 9.253 x 101

0.5K AG 371.539 9.629 x 101

1K AG 389.69 8.506
2K AG 391.43 7.872 x 101

3.5% NaCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank -1.233 1.374 x 102 ????
-268.59 0.8896 √√√
0.5K Vitex D 175.113 2.344 x 101
1K Vitex D 172.37 2.934 x 101
2K Vitex D 154.284 7.842

2K Mistletoe 193.691 1.869

0.1M HCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank -146.57 2.8424 x 105
-94.321 0.1573
-141.78 145.2

2M HCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank -451.75 23.675 ????
16.022 2.588 x 103 √√√
-454.84 43.017
0.5K Sabara 33.117 1.627 x 103
1K Sabara 166.208 6.479
2K Sabara 163.897 7.726
 Stainless Steel
3.5% NaCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank 101.047 1.632 x 101 ????
0.5K Vitex D -110.021 1.585 x 101 ????
1K Vitex D 319.317 4.252 x 10-2
2K Vitex D 251.957 1192.245

1M H2SO4
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank 507.18 1.152 x 101
504.539 1.577
0.5K Red Gum 263.256 -1.169 x 101

2M HCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank -14.923 3.445 x 102
1K Vitex D 156.943 4.246 x 101
2K Vitex D 137.013 2.47 x 101

0.1M HCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank

Iron
1M H2SO4
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank
100ppm Afric. Ebon -72.636 12638
1K Afric. Ebony 806.94 74.057
2K Afric. Ebony

1K Red Gum (GS)

2K Red Gum (GS)

2M HCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank -354.83 1.996 x 105
-357.28 5006.1
10ppm Afric. Ebony -440.45 1.3117 x 107
100ppm Afric. Ebon -431.44 2491.4
1K Afric. Ebony -458.79 834.99

10ppm Vitex D -427.01 1.7215 x 105

100ppm Vitex D -450.68 342.04
-450.53 1267.4
1K Vitex D -461.9 441.12
-443.08 671.01

10ppm Mistletoe -452.1 2.409 x 108

100ppm Mistletoe -453.9 326.45
1K Mistletoe -467.8 422.66

3.5% NaCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank
1K Mistletoe
2K Mistletoe

0.1M HCl
Ecorr (mV) Icorr (μA)
Blank

Table 1: Effect of temperature and Diospyros mespiliformis (African ebony)

concentration on the corrosion rate (mmpy) of iron (Fe1645) in 2M HCl
TEMP. 60 50 40 30
BLANK 10217.121 5768.2552 2628.0742 221.4285
10 ppm 9391.4752 5413.4566 2377.5778 174.407
100 ppm 8986.0701 5298.8951 2036.4583 124.8207
1000 ppm 8240.7309 4427.7151 1055.8463 71.81465

Table 2: Effect of temperature and Vitex doniana (African black plum)

concentration on the corrosion rate (mmpy) of iron (Fe1645) in 2M HCl
TEMP. 60 50 40 30
BLANK 11798.121 5768.2552 2628.0742 221.4285
10 ppm 9364.9722 5489.5459 2298.9237 167.56751
100 ppm 8673.3287 4889.3807 1890.2641 115.4164
1000 ppm 8233.8914 4166.1046 680.52929 54.71592
Table 5: Corrosion rate (mmpy) values of iron (Fe1645) in artificial seawater in the
presence and absence of Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (Mistletoe) as inhibitor
TEMP. 60 50 40 30
BLANK 39.32707 33.34264 24.79324 17.09881
10 ppm 35.05221 29.7777 18.80877 14.53387
100 ppm 30.21276 26.5032 15.38885 12.53387
1000 ppm 26.79324 23.08328 11.96893 10.25937

Table 9: Corrosion rate (mmpy) values of copper in artificial seawater in the presence
and absence of Vitex doniana (African black plum) as inhibitor
TEMP. 60 50 40 30
BLANK 68.13793 55.74922 45.83825 32.21066
10 ppm 53.3605 42.12631 30.97179 23.05517
100 ppm 39.40502 30.6884 18.58307 16.10533
1000 ppm 24.77743 17.3442 9.91097 8.6721

Table 7: Corrosion rate (mmpy) values of stainless steel (Fe6956) in artificial seawater in
the presence and absence of Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (Mistletoe) as inhibitor
TEMP. 60 50 40 30
BLANK 23.93822 22.22834 10.25924 9.4043
10 ppm 18.8086 15.38885 7.29443 7.14936
100 ppm 16.57898 12.96911 5.12962 6.32962
1000 ppm 12.82404 7.11417 1.70987 3.41975

Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (TD), Diospyros mespiliformis (DM) and Vitex doniana (VD)

Sei. Sennia (A)

12.1775g 220ml

Shea butter (B)

16.2754g 280ml

Sabara (C)
15.3016g 250ml
1M H2SO4 Fe (African ebony)

1M H2SO4 Fe (red gum)

1M H2SO4 Copper (AG)

1M H2SO4 Copper (Red G)

3.5% NaCl Copper (mistletoe)

1M H2SO4 Copper (mistletoe)

3.5% NaCl copper (mistletoe)