Anticorrosion Efficiency of Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and Tx-100 on Carbon Steel in Acidic Medium

Corrosion of metallic surfaces has continued to receive attention in the scientific world and has generated much concern with regard to material loss, especially in technological activities. The scientists in the field of corrosion are relentless in seeking better and more efficient ways of combating the corrosion of metals. Mostly saline media are the main agents that lead to corrosion, localized pitting corrosion is one of the main types of such corrosions.1 In addition to the other methods of corrosion inhibition, addition of inhibitors to the corrosion environment has been employed.2 Corrosion inhibitions of materials have been the focus of research for centuries, in many cases have been well investigated, and understood.3 Corrosion of materials generally takes place in the presence of oxygen and moisture and involves two electrochemical reactions, oxidation occurs at anodic site and reduction occurs at cathodic site.4 Inhibitors are usually used to protect material surfaces against deterioration from corrosion. The different types of inhibitors,