This paper reviews efforts to mitigate corrosion with pulp mill vent odorous gases as they are conveyed to a boiler for thermal oxidation. These moisture laden gases emanate from a sulfite batch operated pulp mill and are sent to a neighboring spent sulfite fueled boiler to comply with the 1990 Clean Air Act. It was recognized early during project definition that sulfuric acid dew point corrosion was a major concern with carbon steel (CS) tubular air heaters. Corrosion studies were conducted in the field prior to and after project startup to deterimine if heat exchange surfaces were at risk of wastage. Various types of measurements were used such as polarization resistance, weight loss coupons, solution resistance, and electrical resistance to monitor corrosion of CS and 316L stainless steel (SS).

Subject
Test methods, Moisture, Corrosion rate, Heaters, Pulp, Probes, Boilers, Corrosion probes, Carbon steel, Dew point, Stainless steel, Steam, Polarization resistance
Keywords:
sulfuric acid dew point corrosion, sulfite pulp mill, 1990 Clean Air Act, SO2 vapor emissions, polarization resistance, electrical resistance
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1996
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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