CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> corrosion inhibition by hydroxyethyl,aminoethyl, and amidoethyl imidazolines in water–oil mixtures

The corrosion behavior of hydroxyethyl, amino ethyl and amid ethyl imidazolines corrosion inhibitors was evaluated by using potenthiodynamic polarization curves, linear polarization resistance, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. Solutions included deaerated 3% NaCl, 3% NaCl+diesel saturated with CO₂ at 50 °C with and without inhibitors. Regardless of the presence of diesel, the corrosion rate was decreased with the addition of the inhibitors, but the time to reach a steady state was longer than when the oily part, i.e., diesel, was present. In the absence of the oily part, the impedance results showed that the film formed was porous, allowing the electrolyte to diffuse through it and corrode the metal. When the oily part was present, the film formed was much more stable, not porous, and did not allow the electrolyte to corrode the sample. The most efficient inhibitor was the amid ethyl imidazoline, whereas the least efficient was the hydroxyethyl imidazoline, because the film formed by the former was much more stable from the beginning of the test.     

Electrochemical noise generated during the stress corrosion cracking of sensitized alloy 690

Electrochemical noise in current has been used to monitor the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility of alloy 690 sensitized at 700 °C during 48 h in sodium thiosulfate at 90 °C. At 48 h of aging, the specimen failed by SCC and the corrosion current pulses had high intensity and low frequency, and were associated with the nucleation and propagation of stress corrosion cracks during slow strain rate tests. When the alloy was immune to SCC, the observed corrosion current pulses had a much higher frequency and lower intensity, indicating either uniform corrosion or passivation. The type of transients observed do not indicate the mechanism responsible for the observed embrittlement, but only the cracking initiation or propagation process.     

CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> corrosion inhibition of X-70 pipeline steel by carboxyamido imidazoline

The corrosion inhibition of X-70 pipeline steel in saltwater saturated with CO₂ at 50 °C with carboxyamido imidazoline has been evaluated by using electrochemical techniques. Techniques included polarization curves, linear polarization resistance, electrochemical impedance, and electrochemical noise measurements. Inhibitor concentrations were 0, 1.6 × 10⁻⁵, 3.32 × 10⁻⁵, 8.1 × 10⁻⁵, 1.6 × 10⁻⁴, and 3.32 × 10⁻⁴ mol l⁻¹. All techniques showed that the best corrosion inhibition was obtained by adding 8.1 × 10⁻⁵ mol l⁻¹ of carboxyamido imidazoline. For inhibitor concentrations higher than 8.1 × 10⁻⁵ mol l⁻¹ a desorption process occurs, and an explanation has been given for this phenomenon.     

Effect of chemical structure of hydroxyethyl imidazolines inhibitors on the CO2 corrosion in water–oil mixtures

The corrosion inhibition of oleic, coconut, and stearic acid modified hydroxyethyl imidazolines on 1018 carbon steel was evaluated by using potenthiodynamic polarization curves, linear polarization resistance, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. Solutions included deaerated CO₂ saturated 3% NaCl with and without Diesel at 50 °C. Regardless of the presence of diesel, the corrosion rate was decreased with the addition of the inhibitors, but the time to reach a steady state was longer than when the oily part, i.e., diesel, was present. This was because the inhibitors are oil soluble, and with diesel, they are more easily transported towards the metal surface. With diesel, the formed film seems to be more stable and protective, not allowing the electrolyte to corrode the sample increasing the efficiency values up to 87 and 94%. The most efficient inhibitors were the coconut type fatty acid hidroxyethyl imidazoline because the formed film was much more stable from the beginning of the test, whereas the least efficient was the stearic acid modified hydroxyethyl imidazoline.     

Corrosion resistance of molybdenum silicides in aqueous solutions

The corrosion performance of Mo-22Si and Mo-25Si alloys in 0.5 M sodium chloride (NaCl) and 0.5 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solutions, at room temperature, was evaluated using electrochemical techniques. In 0.5 M NaCl, additionally, the effect of solution pH (3, 7 and 10) and concentration (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 M) was studied using techniques such as potentiodynamic polarization curves, linear polarization resistance and electrochemical noise in current. The alloy contained either -Mo or Mo₅Si₃ phases in a Mo₃Si matrix. Polarization results showed that only the alloys containing 22Si developed a passive film in 0.5 M NaOH solution, whereas the alloy containing 25Si was passivated only in 0.5 M NaCl, pH 10 solution. In 0.5 M NaCl, pH 7 and 0.5 M NaOH solutions, the alloy with 25Si was the one with the highest corrosion rate, whereas the one containing 22Si was the most corrosion resistant. In NaCl solutions, the alloys exhibited a localized type of corrosion, but not in NaOH solutions. Alkaline NaCl solutions increased the corrosion rate of the 75Mo-25Si alloy with respect to acidic or neutral solutions, whereas diluted (0.1 M) or concentrated (1.0 M) NaCl solutions produced lower corrosion rates than the 0.5 M NaCl solution. Some localized type of corrosion occurred in the NaCl solutions, due to a selective corrosion of the -Mo and Mo₅Si₃ phases with respect to the Mo₃Si matrix.