Chemical, Electrochemical and Quantum Chemical Studies for Famotidine Drug as a Safe Corrosion Inhibitor for α-Brass in HCl Solution

Abstract

Abstract Expired Famotidine was tested as a corrosion protection for α-brass in 1 M HCl using modified methods: weight loss (WL), Tafel polarization (TP), AC impedance spectra (EIS) and electrochemical frequency modulation (EFM). The polarization resistance ( R p ) data increased with increasing famotidine dose. The inhibition efficiency (IE) improved with raising famotidine concentration. The maximum IE of 90% has been achieved at 300 ppm. On the other hand, the efficiency lowered with temperature increased. The outcome data obtained revealed that famotidine performed excellently as a corrosion inhibitor for α‑brass in this medium at dissimilar temperatures. The surface of α-brass was tested utilizing scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersion spectroscopy X-ray spectra (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR), and atomic force microscopy (AFM analysis).