Electrochemistry of Wet Corrosion

The Electrochemistry of Corrosion

The surfaces of all metals (except for gold) in air are covered with oxide films. When such a metal is immersed in an aqueous solution, the oxide film tends to dissolve. If the solution is acidic, the oxide film may dissolve completely leaving a bare metal surface, which is said to be in the active state. In near-neutral solutions, the solubility of the oxide will be much lower than in acid sol...

2. Wet Corrosion: Characteristics, Prevention and Corrosion Rate

2. Wet Corrosion: Characteristics, Prevention and Corrosion Rate

High Pressure Co2 Corrosion Electrochemistry and the Effect of Acetic Acid

The carbon dioxide corrosion electrochemistry of mild steel has been studied in the presence of high CO2 partial pressures and acetic acid (HAc). Potentiodynamic sweeps, linear polarization resistance (LPR) and weight loss (WL) experiments have been conducted to investigate the effects of flow velocity, CO2 partial pressure, and acetic acid concentration on the corrosion rate of mild steel. Ele...

THE ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF CORROSION Edited by Gareth Hinds from the original work

The surfaces of all metals (except for gold) in air are covered with oxide films. When such a metal is immersed in an aqueous solution, the oxide film tends to dissolve. If the solution is acidic, the oxide film may dissolve completely leaving a bare metal surface, which is said to be in the active state. In near-neutral solutions, the solubility of the oxide will be much lower than in acid sol...