Temporal evolution of sweet oilfield corrosion scale: Phases, morphologies, habits, and protection

Gaurav Joshi, Karyn Cooper, Xiangli Zhong, Anthony Cook, Ehsan Ahmad, Nicholas M. Harrison, Dirk Engelberg, Robert Lindsay

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    Abstract

    Electrochemical measurements and substrate analysis have been employed to study the corrosion of iron in sweet solution (pH = 6.8, T = 80 °C) over a period of 288 h. Correlated with decreasing corrosion rate, diffraction, microscopy, and spectroscopy data reveal the evolution of adhered sweet corrosion scale. Initially, it is comprised of two phases, siderite and chukanovite, with the latter affording little substrate protection. Subsequently, as the scale becomes highly protective, siderite is the sole component. Notably, siderite crystals are concluded to display a somewhat unexpected habit, which may be a trigger for local breakdown of protective sweet scales.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)110-118
    Number of pages9
    JournalCorrosion Science
    Volume142
    Early online date17 Jul 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2018

    Keywords

    • Interfaces (C)
    • Iron (A)
    • Raman spectroscopy (B)
    • SEM (B)
    • XRD (B)

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