Environmental boundary and formation mechanism of different types of H<sub>2</sub>S corrosion products on pipeline steel

Lei Zhang; Hui-xin Li; Feng-xian Shi; Jian-wei Yang; Li-hua Hu; Min-xu Lu

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1420-7

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Lei Zhang, Hui-xin Li, Feng-xian Shi, Jian-wei Yang, Li-hua Hu, and Min-xu Lu, Environmental boundary and formation mechanism of different types of H₂S corrosion products on pipeline steel, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 4, pp. 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1420-7

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Lei Zhang, Hui-xin Li, Feng-xian Shi, Jian-wei Yang, Li-hua Hu, and Min-xu Lu, Environmental boundary and formation mechanism of different types of H2S corrosion products on pipeline steel, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 4, pp. 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1420-7

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Environmental boundary and formation mechanism of different types of H₂S corrosion products on pipeline steel

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Lei Zhang E-mail: zhanglei@ustb.edu.cn
Received: 5 September 2016; Revised: 10 November 2016; Accepted: 16 November 2016

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To establish an adequate thermodynamic model for the mechanism of formation of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) corrosion products, theoretical and experimental studies were combined in this work. The corrosion products of API X60 pipeline steel formed under different H₂S corrosion conditions were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. A thermodynamic model was developed to clarify the environmental boundaries for the formation and transformation of different products. Presumably, a dividing line with a negative slope existed between mackinawite and pyrrhotite. Using experimental data presented in this study combined with previously published results, we validated the model to predict the formation of mackinawite and pyrrhotite on the basis of the laws of thermodynamics. The established relationship is expected to support the investigation of the H₂S corrosion mechanism in the oil and gas industry.
- steel corrosion;
- corrosion products;
- thermodynamic calculations;
- mackinawite;
- pyrrhotite;
- prediction

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