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This study evaluates the corrosion-inhibiting effects of the methanolic (P1) and the hydroalcoholic (P2) extracts of the Rhus typhina L. leaves on carbon steel (OL37) in 1 M HCl. Extracts were prepared with microwave-assisted extraction and characterized using HPLC and LC-MS. Electrochemical methods (OCP, EIS, PDP) and surface analyses (SEM, EDX) assessed the performance of both extracts. The results showed that the P1 and P2 extracts significantly reduced corrosion rates by forming protective layers on the metal surface, with inhibition efficiencies exceeding 90%, at 1000 ppm concentration, for P1 (93%), for P2 at 800 ppm (91%) and 1000 ppm (94%). The P2 extract demonstrated superior long-term performance, maintaining protection after 96 h of immersion. The extracts function as mixed-type inhibitors, affecting both anodic and cathodic reactions, with physicochemical adsorption demonstrated by the Langmuir isotherm. Overall, the Rhus typhina leaf extracts, particularly the P2 extract, offer a promising, eco-friendly approach to corrosion prevention in acidic environments.
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Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049, CODEN: MOLEFW) is an open access journal of synthetic organic chemistry and natural product chemistry. All articles are peer-reviewed and published continously upon acceptance. Molecules is published by MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Our aim is to encourage chemists to publish as much as possible their experimental detail, particularly synthetic procedures and characterization information. There is no restriction on the length of the experimental section. In addition, availability of compound samples is published and considered as important information. Authors are encouraged to register or deposit their chemical samples through the non-profit international organization Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI). Molecules has been launched in 1996 to preserve and exploit molecular diversity of both, chemical information and chemical substances.