TY - JOUR T1 - Antibiotic Derivative as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Aqueous Environment AU - Anand, B. AU - Chitra, S. JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 11 IS - 10 SP - 2222 EP - 2225 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2016.2222.2225 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.2222.2225 KW - potentiodynamic polarization KW -neomycin tri sulphate KW -antibiotic agent KW -corrosion KW -Mild steel KW -inhibition AB - The inhibition efficiency of antibiotic derivative toward the corrosion behavior of mild steel using aqueous environment was studied using weight loss method and potentiodynamic polarization 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 of these compound on mild steel follows Langmuir adsorption isotherm.Polarisation curves indicate that investigated antibiotic are mixed type inhibitor. ER -