Experimental and quantum chemical studies of the effect of poly ethylene glycol as corrosion inhibitors of aluminum surface

Abstract The corrosion inhibition of poly ethylene glycol (PEG) toward the aluminum surface in 1.0 M HCl has been studied by weight loss and polarization techniques. The results showed that the PEG acts as a good inhibitor and the inhibition efficiency is due to the anodic and cathodic inhibition (mixed type). The thermodynamic functions were calculated to find a good correlation with the inhibition efficiency. Quantum chemical parameters were calculated using ab initio and DFT methods to find a good correlation with the inhibition efficiency. A good correlation was found between the theoretical calculations and experimental observations.