The effect of nitrate on the general corrosion and pitting corrosion of iron was investigated in sulfate-based solutions with different pH values. Nitrate greatly accelerates the general corrosion of iron in acidic solutions, but has slight influence on the general corrosion in neutral solutions. The pitting inhibition of nitrate is dependent on the pH value of solutions, and nitrate is able to prevent the passivated iron surface from pitting attack only in acidic solutions. This pitting inhibition effect is probably associated with the competition between the passivating action of nitrate and depassivating action of chloride at passivated iron surfaces. The current oscillation characteristics for the iron in pure sulfuric acid (H2SO4) solution and in H2SO4 + NaNO3 + NaCl (sulfuric acid + sodium nitrate + sodium chloride) mixed solution were compared, and the relations between the oscillatory behavior and pitting susceptibility of iron were interpreted.
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December 01 2003
Influence of Nitrate and Chloride Ions on the Corrosion of Iron Available to Purchase
H.Y. Ma;
H.Y. Ma
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*Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s
Republic of China
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C. Yang;
C. Yang
**Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6,
Canada
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G.Y. Li;
G.Y. Li
*Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s
Republic of China
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W.J. Guo;
W.J. Guo
*Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s
Republic of China
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S.H. Chen;
S.H. Chen
*Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s
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J.L. Luo
J.L. Luo
**Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6,
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Online ISSN: 1938-159X
Print ISSN: 0010-9312
NACE International
2003
CORROSION (2003) 59 (12): 1112–1119.
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H.Y. Ma, C. Yang, G.Y. Li, W.J. Guo, S.H. Chen, J.L. Luo; Influence of Nitrate and Chloride Ions on the Corrosion of Iron. CORROSION 1 December 2003; 59 (12): 1112–1119. https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3277530
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