Corrosion inhibition of X70 steel in saline solution saturated with CO2 by thiourea

Corrosion monitoring techniques were performed on X70 steel in saline solution saturated with CO2 with and without thiourea additives within the concentration range 5-25 mg/L. It was found that when the concentration of the inhibitors were increased, the inhibitor efficiencies (IE) of thiourea varied with solution temperature and immersion time. The results indicated that thiourea had the highest inhibition efficiency. The potentiondynamic polarization studies revealed that thiourea are mixed-type inhibitor that mainly restrains the anodic process.