Role of polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether on corrosion behaviour of mild steel in acidic solution

European Corrosion Congress (EUROCORR 2008) -- SEP 07-11, 2008 -- Edinburgh, SCOTLANDWOS: 000269520400009In recent years, polymeric surfactants have been investigated as efficient corrosion inhibitors for iron in acidic media. In this study, the inhibition performance of polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether (Triton X-114) for the corrosion of iron in 1M HCl solution has been evaluated. Potentiodynamic polarisation, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, linear polarisation resistance techniques and long term experiments were used to achieve electrochemical studies. The effect of polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether on cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction was also investigated. The inhibition efficiency has increased with increasing inhibitor concentration. The standard free energy of adsorption (Delta G degrees(ads)) was calculated. The inhibitor adsorbed on the iron surface was found to be in a good agreement with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether has improved the passivation characteristics of mild steel and inhibited the corrosion effectively in short time tests. The corrosion behaviour of mild steel was also supported by micrographing of the iron surfaces in 1M HCl solution with or without inhibitor

Synthesis and characterization of oligosalicylaldehyde-based epoxy resins

WOS: 000237134100012The synthesis of a new epoxy resin of oligosalicylaldehyde by the reaction with epichlorohydrin is reported. New resin's epoxy value and chlorine content were determined and found to be 25 % and 1 %, respectively. The characterization of the new resin was instrumented by FTIR, H-1 NMR, scanning electron microscopy, and thermal gravimetric analyses. TGA results showed that the cured epoxy resin has a good resistance to thermal decomposition. The mass losses of cured epoxy resin were found to be 5 %, 10 %, 50 % at 175 degrees C, 240 degrees C and 400 degrees C, respectively. On the curing procedure the resin was cured with polyethylenepolyamine at 25 degrees C for 8 h and 100 degrees C for 1.5 h. The FTIR spectrum of new epoxy resin gave the peak of oxirane ring a (nu) over bar = 918 cm(-1)

National Early Warning Score 2 and laboratory predictors correlate with clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Aim: We aimed to determine the prognostic values of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) and laboratory parameters during the first week of COVID-19. Materials & methods: All adult patients who were hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19 between 11 March and 11 May 2020 were retrospectively included. Results: Overall, 611 patients were included. Our results showed that NEWS2, procalcitonin, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and albumin at D0, D3, D5 and D7 were the best predictors for clinical deterioration defined as a composite of ICU admission during hospitalization or in-hospital death. Procalcitonin had the highest odds ratio for clinical deterioration on all days. Conclusion: This study provides a list of several laboratory parameters correlated with NEWS2 and potential predictors for clinical deterioration in patients with COVID-19