Lectures on Electrochemical Corrosion [electronic resource] / by Marcel Pourbaix, Roger W. Staehle
- Author:
- Pourbaix, Marcel
- Published:
- Boston, MA : Springer US, 1973.
- Physical Description:
- XXII, 336 pages : online resource
- Additional Creators:
- Staehle, Roger W. and SpringerLink (Online service)
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- Contents:
- 1. Introduction to Corrosion -- 1.1. Economic and Technical Significance -- 1.2. Complexity of Corrosion Phenomena -- 1.3. Influence of Oxidants, Electric Currents, Motion of Solutions -- 1.4. Application of Chemical Thermodynamics -- 1.5. Application of Electrochemical Thermodynamics -- 2. Chemical and Electrochemical Reactions -- 3. Chemical Equilibria -- 3.1. General Formula of Chemical Equilibria -- 3.2. Influence of pH on Chemical Equilibria. Graphic Representation -- 4. Electrochemical Equilibria -- 4.1. Electrochemical Oxidations and Reductions -- 4.2. Galvanic Cells -- 4.3. Any Electrochemical Reaction -- 4.4. Diagram of Electrochemical Equilibria of Water -- 4.5. Diagram of Electrochemical Equilibria of Hydrogen Peroxide. Oxidation, Reduction, and Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide. Reduction of Oxygen -- 4.6. Diagrams of Electrochemical Equilibria of Metals and Metalloids -- 5. Electrochemical Kinetics -- 5.1. General Remarks -- 5.2. Direction of Electrochemical Reactions -- 5.3. Affinity, Overpotential, Rate, and Direction of Electrochemical Reactions. The Second Principle of Electrochemical Thermodynamics -- 5.4. Reaction Currents -- 5.5. Polarization Curves -- 5.6. Electrochemical Catalysis of Chemical Reactions -- 6. Corrosion and Protection of Iron and Steel -- 6.1. Diagram of Electrochemical Equilibria of the Iron-Water System at 25°C -- 6.2. General Conditions of Corrosion, Immunity, and Passivation of Iron -- 6.3. Polarization Curves -- 6.4. Behavior of Electrically Insulated Iron -- 6.5. Behavior of Iron Coupled to Another Metal -- 6.6. Protection of Iron and Steel Against Corrosion -- 7. Further Applications of Electrochemistry to Corrosion Studies -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Potential-pH Equilibrium Diagrams for Complex Systems Containing Copper at 25°C -- 7.4. The Influence of Temperature on Electrochemical Equilibria. Electrode Potential—Temperature Diagrams -- General Bibliography -- Author Index.
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- ISBN:
- 9781468418064
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- text file PDF
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- Springer eBooks
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