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Effect of Sulfide Addition on the Corrosion Mechanism of Copper in Saline Groundwater Solution

  • Martin Bojinov*
  • , Sneha Goel
  • , Tiina Ikäläinen
  • , Timo Saario
  • *Corresponding author for this work
    • University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

    Abstract

    The interaction of copper with sulfide-containing simulated saline groundwater is studied by electrochemical techniques (voltammetry, current-time transients, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, EIS) complemented with surface and cross-sectional microscopic observations and energy dispersive spectroscopic analyses. Both experimental findings and quantitative interpretation of EIS data using previously published kinetic models indicate that no continuous adherent barrier-type layer is formed on Cu in sulfide-containing groundwater, thus precluding the possibility of the development of localized corrosion modes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number041505
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
    Volume171
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2024
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Funding

    The financial support of this work by DEHYDSU project\u2014\u201CDefects, hydrogen and susceptibility of Cu-OFP to stress corrosion cracking in sulfide containing environment\u201D - within the frames of the Finnish National Nuclear Safety and Waste Management Research Program (SAFER 2028) is gratefully acknowledged. M.B. acknowledges funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria (Grant No. BG-RRP-2.004\u20130002 \u201CBiOrgaMCT\u201D).

    Keywords

    • copper
    • corrosion modeling
    • localized corrosion
    • passivity

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