Alfredo Brito-Franco

Dr. Alfredo Brito-Franco

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 October 2020 in Energies
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ABAlfredo Brito-Franco
Alfredo Brito-Franco
JCJorge Uruchurtu chavarin
Jorge Uruchurtu chavarin
IRIsai Rosales-Cadena
Isai Rosales-Cadena
RSRoy Lopez Sesenes
Roy Lopez Sesenes
SSSergio Serna
Sergio Serna
JGJ.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
J.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
The corrosion behavior of pure aluminum (Al) in 20 v/v% ethanol–gasoline blends has been studied using electrochemical techniques. Ethanol was obtained from different fruits including sugar cane, oranges, apples, or mangos, whereas other techniques included lineal polarization resistance, electrochemical noise, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for 90 days. Results have shown that corrosion rates for Al in all the blends were higher than that obtained in gasoline. In addition, the highest corrosion rate was obtained in the blend containing ethanol obtained from sugar cane. The corrosion process was under charge transfer control in all blends; however, for some exposure times, it was under the adsorption/desorption control of an intermediate compound. Al was susceptible to a localized, plotting type of corrosion in all blends, but they were bigger in size and in number in the blend containing ethanol obtained from sugar cane.

23 July 2025 in Materials
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ESEdgar Salazar-Salazar
Edgar Salazar-Salazar
DGDante Guillermo Gutierrez-Granda
Dante Guillermo Gutierrez-Granda
EGEarvin Galvan
Earvin Galvan
AGAna Karen Galvez
Ana Karen Galvez
AAAMERICA MARIA RAMIREZ ARTEAGA
AMERICA MARIA RAMIREZ ARTEAGA
JGJ.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
J.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
In this study, the corrosion inhibition of a Phalaris canariensis extract on brass in a CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl solution is evaluated with the aid of potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests. The results indicate that the Phalaris canariensis extract is an excellent CO2 corrosion inhibitor with an efficiency that increases with its concentration, reaching its maximum value of 99% with an inhibitor concentration of 100 ppm, decreasing the corrosion current density by more than two orders of magnitude. The addition of the Phalaris canariensis extract increased the pitting potential, decreased the passive current density values, and affected cathodic reactions, behaving as a mixed type of inhibitor. The corrosion process was under charge transfer control, and it was neither affected by the addition of the inhibitor nor by the elapsing time. The main compounds found in the Phalaris canariensis extract included antioxidants such as palmitic and oleic acids.

23 March 2024 in Metals
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MAModesto Avilés-Flores
Modesto Avilés-Flores
AGAna Karen Galvez
Ana Karen Galvez
JMJosé Martínez-González
José Martínez-González
RSRoy Lopez Sesenes
Roy Lopez Sesenes
ABAlfredo Brito-Franco
Alfredo Brito-Franco
JGJ.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
J.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez
The corrosion behavior of 1018 carbon steel in LiCl/H2O mixtures has been evaluated by using potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical noise and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. Two different concentrations of LiCl were employed, namely 35 and 40 wt. %, and the testing temperatures included 25, 35 and 70 °C. It was found that the steel showed a passive zone; the corrosion current density value increased with an increase in the solution temperature and concentration. The pitting potential value decreased with an increase in the testing temperature and the solution concentration. The corrosion process was under charge transfer control. This mechanism was unaltered either by the solution temperature or concentration. The charge transfer resistance value decreased with an increase in both the solution temperature and concentration. A localized, pitting type of corrosion dominated the corrosion morphology at 25 and 35 °C, whereas at 70 °C, the main type of attack was a mixed type of corrosion.