Extremely high-rate, uniform dissolution of alloy C-22 in anhydrous organic solutions at room temperature
Abstract
During routine pharmaceutical development and scale-up work, severe corrosion of a Hastelloy Alloy C-22 filter dryer was observed after single, short (several hours) contact with the product slurry at room temperature. Initial investigations showed that the presence of both 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and HCl was sufficient in an acetonitrile solution to cause rapid corrosion of C-22. More detailed mass loss studies showed initial corrosion rates exceeding25 mm/year that then decreased over several hours to steady state rates of 3-5 mm/year. The corrosion was highly uniform. Electrochemical measurements demonstrated that although C-22 is spontaneously passive in acetonitrile solution, the presence of HCl leads to the development of a transpassive region. Furthermore, DDQ is a sufficiently strong oxidizer, particularly in acidic solutions, to polarize the C-22 well into the transpassive region, leading to the observed high corrosion rates.
- Authors:
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- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Teva Branded Pharmaceuticals, Malvern, PA (United States)
- Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1259672
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2016-2348J
Journal ID: ISSN 0010-9312; 621995
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Corrosion
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Corrosion; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-9312
- Publisher:
- NACE International
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; hastelloy C22; nickel; chromium; molybdenum; transpassivity; alloy 22; organic solvent; non-aqueous; hydrochloric acid; quinone
Citation Formats
Schindelholz, Eric J., Christie, Michael A., Allwein, Shawn P., and Kelly, Robert G. Extremely high-rate, uniform dissolution of alloy C-22 in anhydrous organic solutions at room temperature. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.5006/2081.
Schindelholz, Eric J., Christie, Michael A., Allwein, Shawn P., & Kelly, Robert G. Extremely high-rate, uniform dissolution of alloy C-22 in anhydrous organic solutions at room temperature. United States. https://doi.org/10.5006/2081
Schindelholz, Eric J., Christie, Michael A., Allwein, Shawn P., and Kelly, Robert G. Tue .
"Extremely high-rate, uniform dissolution of alloy C-22 in anhydrous organic solutions at room temperature". United States. https://doi.org/10.5006/2081. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1259672.
@article{osti_1259672,
title = {Extremely high-rate, uniform dissolution of alloy C-22 in anhydrous organic solutions at room temperature},
author = {Schindelholz, Eric J. and Christie, Michael A. and Allwein, Shawn P. and Kelly, Robert G.},
abstractNote = {During routine pharmaceutical development and scale-up work, severe corrosion of a Hastelloy Alloy C-22 filter dryer was observed after single, short (several hours) contact with the product slurry at room temperature. Initial investigations showed that the presence of both 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and HCl was sufficient in an acetonitrile solution to cause rapid corrosion of C-22. More detailed mass loss studies showed initial corrosion rates exceeding25 mm/year that then decreased over several hours to steady state rates of 3-5 mm/year. The corrosion was highly uniform. Electrochemical measurements demonstrated that although C-22 is spontaneously passive in acetonitrile solution, the presence of HCl leads to the development of a transpassive region. Furthermore, DDQ is a sufficiently strong oxidizer, particularly in acidic solutions, to polarize the C-22 well into the transpassive region, leading to the observed high corrosion rates.},
doi = {10.5006/2081},
journal = {Corrosion},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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