Abstract: The effect of chloride ion on the corrosion inhibition of iron caused by dencylamine(DA), dipentylamine(DDA) and dodecylamine(DPA) has been investigated by measuring the inhibitory coefficients for the anodic and cathodic processes at corrosion potential. It has been shown that the major synergistic inhibition effects between amines and chloride ions occur in the cathodic process, very weak in the anodic process. The anodic inhibition mechanism follows the competing adsorptive model, while the cathodic inhibition mechanism follows the cooperative adsorptive model.

Key words: synergistic inhibition, organic amine, chloride ion