Augmentation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Reusability as Efficient Corrosion Inhibitors in Oilfield Protection: Synthesis, Evaluation, and Antibacterial Study
A. A. Altalhia, E. A. Mohammedb, S. M. I. Morsyb, and N. A. Negmb, *
a Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099 Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
b Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
Correspondence to: *e-mail: nabelnegm@hotmail.com
Received 28 July, 2020
Abstract—In the presented study, polyethylene terephthalate was recycled using chemical modification process to obtain efficient corrosion inhibitors and biocides for application in oil fields as additives. The prepared compounds were fully characterized using infrared spectroscopy and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The prepared compounds were evaluated as corrosion inhibiting additives using 50–400 ppm for protection of carbon steel in aqueous H2SO4 medium (1 N) at 25oC. The biological evaluation was presented by using minimum inhibiting concentration and inhibition zone diameter evaluation. The prepared compounds showed high efficiencies during prevention of carbon steel in aqueous H2SO4 medium (1 N) and prevented effectively the growth of sulfate reducing bacteria.
Keywords: hydrolysis, PET, anticorrosive agent, antibacterial agent, electrochemical evaluation
DOI: 10.1134/S2070205121060022