The choice of container material for storing pomegranate juice: Should one opt for SS 304 alloy or SS 316 alloy?

Authors

  • Thangarajan Umamathi Department of Chemistry, Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women(A), Madurai, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8813-6345
  • Kavipriya Karunaivel Department of Chemistry, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology(A), Dindigul Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-875X
  • Antony Preethi Christina Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Peterraj Arul Deepa Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Dickson Delphin Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Manikandan Harthika Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Velu Pappathi Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Thanushkodi Priyadharshini Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Rathinakumar Yuasri Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Anitha Nilavan Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India) Author
  • Rajendran Susai Research Director, Corrosion Research Centre, St Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dindigul, India (Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India); Adjunct Professor, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-2435
  • Caslav Lacnjevac Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62638/ZasMat1344

Abstract

The objective of this research is to examine the feasibility of storing pomegranate juice in containers constructed from SS 304 alloy, commonly referred to as Ever Silver, or SS 316 L alloy. The corrosion resistance of both SS 304 and SS 316L alloy was evaluated across different environments, including a water system, a pomegranate juice system, and a pomegranate juice system with added sugar (5000 g), utilizing AC impedance spectroscopy for measurement. Key corrosion parameters, including charge transfer resistance, impedance, phase angle, and double layer capacitance, were calculated. The findings indicate that SS 316 L alloy exhibits superior corrosion resistance compared to SS 304 alloy across all three systems. Consequently, it is recommended that pomegranate juice and pomegranate juice with sugar be stored in containers made of SS 316 L alloy, which is also applicable to the water system.

Keywords:

corrosion resistance, pomegranate juice, SS 304, SS 316 L alloy, electrochemical study, AC impedance spectra

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