Corrosion behavior of carbon steel in the monoethanolamine-H{sub 2}O-CO{sub 2}-O{sub 2}-SO{sub 2} system
- University of Regina, Regina, SK (Canada)
The effects of operating parameters on the corrosion of carbon steel in the monoethanolamine (MEA)-H{sub 2}O-CO{sub 2}-O{sub 2}-SO{sub 2} system were investigated using two different corrosion measurement techniques. The corrosion studies were conducted using a 273A potentiostat using MEA, O{sub 2}, and SO{sub 2} concentrations and CO{sub 2} loading in the ranges of 1-7 kmol/m{sup 3}, 0-100%, 0-204 ppm, and 0-0.5 mol CO{sub 2}/mol MEA, respectively, at corrosion temperatures in the range of 303-353 K. The experimental results showed, for the first time, that a higher concentration of SO{sub 2} in a simulated flue gas stream induces a higher corrosion rate essentially because of the increase in the hydrogen ion concentration generated by reactions of SO{sub 2} and H{sub 2}O as well as SO{sub 2}, O{sub 2}, and H{sub 2}O. Also, an increase in oxygen concentration in the simulated flue gas stream causes a higher corrosion rate due to the increasing solubility of oxygen and, in turn, a higher amount of dissolved oxygen in the liquid phase. The results further show that an increase in the concentrations of MEA, O{sub 2}, and SO{sub 2} as well as CO{sub 2} loading will cause the generation of higher amounts of hydrogen or hydronium ions, as well as carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions, and this is what leads to a higher corrosion rate.
- OSTI ID:
- 21240397
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 48, Issue 19; ISSN 0888-5885
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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