Inhibition Performance of Enhanced-Mo Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 55% LiBr Solution

• Published in: Journal of iron and steel research, international international, 2008, Vol.15 (1), p.49-54
• Main Authors: LIANG, Cheng-hao, HU, Xian-qi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Applied and Technical Physics; carbon steel; corrosion; Engineering; enhanced-Mo inhibitor; Machines; Manufacturing; Materials Engineering; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Physical Chemistry; Processes; 抑制作用; 电化学; 腐蚀状态
• ISSN: 1006-706X; 2210-3988
• DOI: 10.1016/S1006-706X(08)60011-4

The inhibition performance of enhanced-Mo inhibitor for carbon steel in 55% LiBr solution was measured by means of chemical immersion,electrochemical measurements,and physical detection technologies.Results indicated that enhanced-Mo inhibitor showed excellent inhibition performance of carbon steel in 55% LiBr solution,especially at high temperature.With increasing the temperature of solution from 160 ℃ to 240 ℃,the corrosion rates of carbon steel increased from 17.67 μm/a to 33.07 μm/a.Enhanced-Mo inhibitor might improve the anodic polarization performance of carbon steel and widen the passive potential region of carbon steel in 55% LiBr solution.Enhanced-Mo inhibitor belongs to anodic inhibitor.In 55% LiBr solution,the relationship between corrosion current density icorr and corrosion potential Ecorr of carbon steel accorded with the equation lgicorr=-2.66-3.54Ecorr,and the value of cathodic Tafel constant βc for the H2 reaction was 282 mVSCE.When 55% LiBr solution contained enhanced-Mo inhibitor,a passive film comprising Fe3O4 and MoO2 was formed on the carbon steel surface by electrochemical reactions.The corrosion of carbon steel might be retarded by this protective film,and the anticorrosion performance of carbon steel in 55% LiBr solution might be improved by enhanced-Mo inhibitor.