Experimental Investigation of the Effect of ZnO-Citrus sinensis Nano-additive on the Electrokinetic Deposition of Zinc on Mild Steel in Acid Chloride

Ajayi, O. O. and Omowa, Olasubomi F. and Omotosho, Olugbenga Adeshola and Abioye, Oluwabunmi P. and Akinlabi, Esther T. and Akinlabi, Stephen A. and Abioye, Abiodun A. and Owoeye, Taiwo Felicia and Afolalu, Sunday A. (2018) Experimental Investigation of the Effect of ZnO-Citrus sinensis Nano-additive on the Electrokinetic Deposition of Zinc on Mild Steel in Acid Chloride. In: 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings.

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Abstract

This work investigated the effect of ZnO-Citrus sinensis nano-additive on the electrokinetic deposition of Zinc on mild steel in acid chloride. Fifty-four plates of (100 × 10 × 3) mm3 mild steel samples were cut, cleaned with dilute H2SO4 solution, rinsed in water and dried. The nano-additive was produced by infusing 30 ml Orange Juice extract in Zinc Oxide solution. The acid chloride electrolyte consisting of 71 g ZnCl, 207 g KCl and 35 g H3BO3 in 1 l of distilled water was divided into six portions. The nano-additive with different molar concentrations 0(0.2)1.0 was added to each portion of the acid chloride. Nine plates of mild steel samples were electroplated with zinc as the anode in each of the six prepared electrolyte solution and plated at different times (three plates each at 10, 15 and 20 min). The effects of electroplating on the average weights were measured and the results from the experiment showed the optimal nano-additive concentration and electroplating time.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Nano-additive ⋅ Nanotechnology ⋅ Corrosion protection Deposition ⋅ Mild steel
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2018 10:18
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2018 10:18
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/11246

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