Combretum nigricans gum exudate as a green inhibitor for mild steel

Exudate gum from Combretum nigricans has been analysed for their physicochemical properties, chemical constituents (using GC-MS) and their application as corrosion inhibitor has been investigated. Physicochemical properties of the gums reveal that the gum has some potential for use in the food, polymer and pharmaceutical industries as well as intermediates for other chemicals.This gum has been found to be a good corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in solution of HCl.

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Dr. Nnabuk Okon Eddy holds Ph.D in Physical Chemistry from the University of Calabar. He has acquired more than fourteen years of Lecturing and Research experiences in some areas of Chemistry including Computational Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Instrumental/automated methods of Analysis, Physical and theoretical chemistry.