Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of some derivatives of salts of long-chain carboxylic acids in relation to pitting corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete

Derivatives of salts of long chain carboxylic acids and dimethylaminopropylamine, including those similar in composition to vegetable oils were synthesized. The structure of the molecules of new substances was reliably confirmed using physical methods of IR-Fourier spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and HPLC. The inhibitory effect of the synthesized substances on 35GS grade reinforcing steel was assessed using voltammetry. Experiments were carried out in an aqueous extract from a mortar, simulating the concrete pore solution, in the presence of chlorides as activators of pitting corrosion, as well as in samples of fine-grained concrete with periodic immersion in a chloride solution. It was found that 3-(dimethylamino)propyl-1-ammonium stearate did not exhibit an inhibitory effect. The introduction of salts of fatty acids of coconut and sunflower oils increased the anti-corrosion properties. The degree of protection was 40-44% in aqueous solutions and 30-32% for concrete samples. The time before the onset of corrosion in concrete samples was found to increase by 1.75 times compared to the control composition without additives