A postgraduate student in the Department of Applied Chemistry obtains a Master’s degree for his thesis titled:”Valuation and Improvement of Corrosion Inhibitors Containing Benzene Rings, A Theoretical Study.”
The Department of Applied Chemistry has awarded a Master’s degree to postgraduate student Ali Ameer Naji for his thesis entitled:
“Evaluation and Improvement of Corrosion Inhibitors Containing Benzene Rings: A Theoretical Study”
The examining committee consisted of:
- Professor Dr. Rasheed Talib Rasheed
College of Applied Sciences / Department of Applied Chemistry – Chair - Professor Dr. Khalida Farhan Suhail
College of Applied Sciences / Department of Applied Chemistry – Member - Assistant Professor Dr. Fadheela Mohammed Hussein
Al-Mustansiriya University / College of Science / Department of Chemistry – Member - Professor Dr. Hassan Rasheed Ubaiss
College of Applied Sciences / Department of Applied Chemistry – Member and Supervisor
The thesis defence was held in the hall named after the late Professor Dr. Abdul-Muttalib Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, located in the college building. The theoretical results demonstrated that the synthesised compound known as Anhydride 9,5,3 improved inhibition efficiency when compared to the carboxylic acids from which it was derived. The total energy values were: –1254.631950 a.u, –1060.11589 a.u, and –915.376154 a.u, respectively. The values of the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) were: –6.50651 e.V, –6.34841 e.V, and –6.34052 e.V, respectively. The energy gap values were: 3.87599 e.V, 3.86592 e.V, and 4.27082 e.V, respectively. Thermal (thermodynamic) properties of the resulting inhibitors were also calculated to confirm the occurrence of the reactions under standard temperature and pressure conditions. All results indicated that the reaction enthalpy and Gibbs free energy values were negative, signifying that all five inhibitor reactions are exothermic and spontaneous at room temperature.
