Senatore, EV, Pinto, MCP, Souza, EA et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Effects of pre-filmed FeCO3 on flow-induced corrosion and erosion-corrosion in the absence and presence of corrosion inhibitor at 60 °C. Wear, 480-481. 203927. ISSN 0043-1648
Abstract
In CO2 environments, an increase in the temperature can influence carbon steel flow-induced corrosion (FIC) and erosion-corrosion (EC) degradation processes. Increasing temperature typically results in the acceleration of electrochemical degradation mechanisms in the absence of protective corrosion product layers. Furthermore, the presence of sand in corrosive process fluids could aggravate the service conditions. Although protective iron carbonate (FeCO3) film or/and corrosion inhibitors are capable of suppressing corrosion in CO2-containing environments typical of oil and gas production, their ability to suppress degradation and their associated mechanisms in erosion-corrosion environments is less understood. This work focuses on understanding the ability of FeCO3 to protect the steel surface in the absence and presence of corrosion inhibitor and their interactions in flow-induced and erosion-corrosion systems at 60 °C. The effect of the temperature increase is investigated based on results obtained in a previous study performed at 25 °C. FeCO3 filmed carbon steel specimens were developed using an autoclave at 60 °C, pH 6.6 and 30 bar in a 1.5 wt% NaCl CO2-saturated solution over 48 h. The FeCO3 covered specimens were evaluated in FIC and EC environments at 60 °C and a flow velocity of 15 m/s in the presence and absence of 1000 mg/L sand and 100 ppm of a commercially available corrosion inhibitor. Results indicate that the sole presence of an FeCO3 layer is not sufficient to retard the corrosive process of carbon steel at 60 °C under EC conditions. However, the commercial corrosion inhibitor was observed to worked synergistically with the FeCO3 layer to reduce the corrosion degradation component in both the presence and absence of sand particles. The erosion component is also reduced in erosion-corrosion environments as a result of the combined presence of FeCO3 and corrosion inhibitor.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in Wear. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Flow-induced corrosion; Erosion-corrosion; CO2 corrosion; Protective layer; Corrosion inhibitor; Carbon steel |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Functional Surfaces (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BG Group TO551 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2021 15:37 |
Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2022 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.wear.2021.203927 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178378 |
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