Performance of Avocado Seeds as New Green Corrosion Inhibitor for 7075-T6 Al Alloy in a 3.5% NaCl Solution: Electrochemical, Thermodynamic, Surface and Theoretical Investigations

AS inhibition effect on the corrosion behavior of AA in a 3.5% NaCl solution was herein studied using electrochemical, thermodynamic, surface analysis and DFT (B-3LYP, at 6-31G (d, p)) techniques.The obtained results showed that AS inhibited AA corrosion process.Maximum IE(%) of around 85% was reached with AS C of 1 g/L, and it was stable as T increased from 298 to 328 K. Furthermore, AS acted as a mixed-type inhibitor through electrostatic interaction (physical adsorption), which was more dominant than chemical adsorption, between the charged molecules and the AA surface.EIS measurements confirmed these results.SEM coupled with EDX showed that AS were preferentially adsorbed onto the AA surface.AFM results demonstrated that Ra values were reduced from 338 μm to 79 nm.X-RD offered suitable support to PDP and EIS studies.There was an excellent agreement between experimental and computed data.Pc effectiveness was investigated by DFT studies, having followed the order: GA > D-M.