Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid

Abhishek Dwivedi; Sudhish Kumar Shukla; Santosh Kumar Awasthi; Sushil Kumar Singh; Shakun Srivastava; Neelam Mishra; Tanweer Alam; Anshuman Srivastava

doi:10.18596/jotcsa.1881573

Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid

Abstract

exas Red is a red fluorescent dye generally used in staining of the cell specimens. In the present study, Texas Red is used as inhibitor for mild steel surface corrosion in acidic environment of aqueous hydrochloric acid of 1 M strength. Gravimetric study, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and potentiodynamic polarization such as Tafel polarization techniques were used to investigate the inhibitor’s efficiency towards mild steel corrosion and the process of inhibition. Texas Red appeared to be a highly effective corrosion inhibitor for the surface of mild steel, with effectiveness of 97.6% at 300 ppm concentration. Tafel polarization indicates that it is a inhibitor is mixed type and retarded both anodic and cathodic reaction involve in the corrosion of mild steel. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies revealed that the increase in the concentration of Texas Red dropped the double layer capacitance and increased the resistance to charge transfer. Surface morphology investigations employing scanning electron microscopy on metal samples in the absence and presence of Texas Red supported these outcomes.

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English

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Physical Chemistry (Other)

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Research Article

Authors

Abhishek Dwivedi
0000-0002-3801-7145
India

Sudhish Kumar Shukla ^*
0009-0009-9495-4481
India

Santosh Kumar Awasthi
0009-0003-3761-6319
India

Sushil Kumar Singh
0000-0002-2889-9711
India

Shakun Srivastava
0000-0003-1266-0279
India

Neelam Mishra
0009-0005-0496-555X
India

Tanweer Alam
0000-0003-3655-2037
India

Anshuman Srivastava
0000-0002-6616-8741
India

Publication Date

May 25, 2026

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February 5, 2026

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April 3, 2026

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Year 2026 Number: 2026-1

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https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.1881573

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Dwivedi, A., Kumar Shukla, S., Awasthi, S. K., Singh, S. K., Srivastava, S., Mishra, N., Alam, T., & Srivastava, A. (2026). Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry, 2026-1, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.1881573

AMA

1.Dwivedi A, Kumar Shukla S, Awasthi SK, et al. Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid. JOTCSA. 2026;(2026-1):1-8. doi:10.18596/jotcsa.1881573

Chicago

Dwivedi, Abhishek, Sudhish Kumar Shukla, Santosh Kumar Awasthi, et al. 2026. “Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye As Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid”. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry, no. 2026-1: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.1881573.

EndNote

Dwivedi A, Kumar Shukla S, Awasthi SK, Singh SK, Srivastava S, Mishra N, Alam T, Srivastava A (May 1, 2026) Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 2026-1 1–8.

IEEE

[1]A. Dwivedi et al., “Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid”, JOTCSA, no. 2026-1, pp. 1–8, May 2026, doi: 10.18596/jotcsa.1881573.

ISNAD

Dwivedi, Abhishek - Kumar Shukla, Sudhish - Awasthi, Santosh Kumar - Singh, Sushil Kumar - Srivastava, Shakun - Mishra, Neelam - Alam, Tanweer - Srivastava, Anshuman. “Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye As Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid”. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry. 2026-1 (May 1, 2026): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.1881573.

JAMA

1.Dwivedi A, Kumar Shukla S, Awasthi SK, Singh SK, Srivastava S, Mishra N, Alam T, Srivastava A. Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid. JOTCSA. 2026;:1–8.

MLA

Dwivedi, Abhishek, et al. “Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye As Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid”. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry, no. 2026-1, May 2026, pp. 1-8, doi:10.18596/jotcsa.1881573.

Vancouver

1.Abhishek Dwivedi, Sudhish Kumar Shukla, Santosh Kumar Awasthi, Sushil Kumar Singh, Shakun Srivastava, Neelam Mishra, Tanweer Alam, Anshuman Srivastava. Gravimetric and Electrochemical Studies on Texas Red Dye as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M Hydrochloric Acid. JOTCSA. 2026 May 1;(2026-1):1-8. doi:10.18596/jotcsa.1881573