PITTING MECHANISM OF MILD STEEL IN MARGINALLY SOUR ENVIRONMENTS: PIT PROPAGATION BASED ON ACIDIFICATION BY CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF DISSOLVED HYDROGEN SULFIDE
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The present work studies pit propagation in marginally sour environments and proposes a credible mechanism. Both thermodynamic calculation and experimental measurement confirmed that H2S can be oxidized by traces of dissolved O2 into SO42- and H+ in the aqueous solutions near room temperature with the transitional metal ions serving as a catalyst. This acidification phenomenon would be more effective near the steel surface, especially inside a pit, where Fe2+ ions are most abundant. Therefore, the saturation degree of mackinawite would be lower inside the pit, which would prohibit the pitting from annihilation.
2021 ◽
Vol 617
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pp. 126373
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2011 ◽
Vol 71
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pp. 1148-1154
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2019 ◽
Vol 96
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pp. 610-626
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2021 ◽
pp. 219-230
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