Sustainable betalain pigments as eco-friendly film coating over aluminium surface

Sustainable betalain pigments extracted from beetroots were used as eco-friendly film coating over aluminium surface. The film coating was examined and verified by corrosive 1.0 M HCl solution. Characterization of chemical structure of the betalain pigments was done using spectroscopic attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and UV–Vis technique. Scanning electron microscope technique was used to demonstrate the eco-friendly film coating before and after been examined via corrosive 1.0 M HCl solution. Various operating conditions were studied to meet highest inhibition efficiency values such as betalain concentration, operating temperature and turbulent flow, and maximum inhibition efficiency?=?98.4% was displayed. Multiple adsorption isotherms like Langmuir, Temkin, and Freundlich were used effectively to determine equilibrium constants and adsorption parameters. Dynamic investigations revealed a decline of rate of corrosion (R_C) and rise of activation energy values (E_a) at higher betalain concentrations. Thermodynamic investigations revealed physisorption process, exothermic enthalpy, and low entropic values of betalain on aluminium surface. The noticeable specifications of low cost, abundance and sustainability, environmentally friendly, and high technical feasibility of betalain pigments adapt them to be the futuristic outstanding sustainable film coating for metal surfaces.

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