Porous and semi-permeable layers play a role in many corrosion processes. Porous layers may simply affect the rate of corrosion by affecting the rate of mass transport of reactants and products to and from the corroding surface. Semi-permeable layers can further affect the corrosion process by reacting with products and/or reactants. Reactions in semi-permeable layers include redox processes involving electron transfer, adsorption, ion-exchange and complexation reactions and precipitation/dissolution processes. Examples of porous and semi-permeable layers include non-reactive salt films, precipitate layers consisting of redox-active species in multiple oxidation states (e.g., Fe oxide films), clay and soil layers and biofilms. Examples of these various types of processes will be discussed and modelling techniques developed from studies for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste presented.

Subject
Materials, Precipitation (solids), Corrosion rate, Diffusion, Adsorption, Dissolution, Corrosion reactions, Anode surfaces, Porosity, Pores, Constants, Anodic reactions, Corrosion modeling
Keywords:
modelling, corrosion, adsorption, porous media, diffusion, redox reactions, precipitation, finite-difference models, copper, nuclear waste containers
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1996
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