TY - JOUR T1 - Tetracycline: A Non-Toxic Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Aqueous Environment AU - Chitra, S. AU - Anand, B. JO - Research Journal of Applied Sciences VL - 11 IS - 12 SP - 1501 EP - 1505 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-932x DO - rjasci.2016.1501.1505 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2016.1501.1505 KW - Mild steel KW -corrosion KW -antimicrobial agent KW -tetracycline KW -potentiodynamic polarization AB - The inhibition efficiency of antimicrobial drug toward the corrosion behavior of mild steel using aqueous environment was studied using weight loss method and A.C. Impedence techniques. The obtained result revealed that the drug performed well as corrosion inhibitor in aqueous environment. The inhibition efficiency increased with increasing inhibitor concentration. The highest inhibition occurs through adsorption of the Inhibitor molecule on the metal surface without modifying the mechanism of corrosion process. The adsorption parameters were also used to evaluate the inhibitive property of drug. It was also found that the corrosion inhibition behaviour of tetracycline drug is more in sodium chloride. ER -