Identification and Utilization of Banana Plant Juice and Its Pulping Liquor as Anti- Corrosive Materials

Abstract

Banana plant juice, taken from paradica and maghraby banana pseudostem, as well as black liquor resulting from pulping the banana plant with either 10 or 23 per cent sodium hydroxide (w/w) were identified for their chemical composition. On the other hand the use of these admixtures as anti -corrosive materials was studied by applying the weight loss method. The results indicate that the maximum inhibition varies according to the anti-corrosive material used. The addition of the banana plant juice leads to an increase in the protection per cent, since it forms a protected layer on the concrete steel surface and hence prevent it from corrosion.