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Acetate-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel - Further factors in oilfield environments

Acetate-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel - Further factors in oilfield environments
Acetate-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel - Further factors in oilfield environments
Previously we have proposed a model for the acetate-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel in oilfield brines based on acetic acid (C2H4O2, HOAc) as the dominant reactant in the cathodic reactions leading to corrosion and suggested that corrosion rates may be predicted from a knowledge of the equilibrium composition of the brine; concentrations of HOAc > 1 mM should flag a warning to possible acetate-enhanced corrosion. In this paper, we show that acetate ions in the brine also contribute to enhanced rates of corrosion through a second, although less-important, mechanism-the catalysis of the hydration of carbon dioxide (COj to carbonic acid (H2CO3). We also consider further the role of bicarbonate. Bicarbonate increases the pH and therefore decreases the equilibrium concentration of HOAc in the brine, and, indeed, it is the presence of bicarbonate in brines that prevents acetate-enhanced corrosion from being a major hazard in a large number of oilfield pipelines. It is also the concentration of bicarbonate in the brine that controls the structure of the corrosion film on the carbon steel surface.
dioxide, brines, carbon steel, carbon dioxide corrosion, acetate-enhanced corrosion
0010-9312
285-294
Pletcher, D.
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Sidorin, D.
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Hedges, B.
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Pletcher, D.
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Sidorin, D.
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Hedges, B.
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Pletcher, D., Sidorin, D. and Hedges, B. (2007) Acetate-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel - Further factors in oilfield environments. National Association of Corrosion Engineers International: Corrosion Journal, 63 (3), 285-294.

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Previously we have proposed a model for the acetate-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel in oilfield brines based on acetic acid (C2H4O2, HOAc) as the dominant reactant in the cathodic reactions leading to corrosion and suggested that corrosion rates may be predicted from a knowledge of the equilibrium composition of the brine; concentrations of HOAc > 1 mM should flag a warning to possible acetate-enhanced corrosion. In this paper, we show that acetate ions in the brine also contribute to enhanced rates of corrosion through a second, although less-important, mechanism-the catalysis of the hydration of carbon dioxide (COj to carbonic acid (H2CO3). We also consider further the role of bicarbonate. Bicarbonate increases the pH and therefore decreases the equilibrium concentration of HOAc in the brine, and, indeed, it is the presence of bicarbonate in brines that prevents acetate-enhanced corrosion from being a major hazard in a large number of oilfield pipelines. It is also the concentration of bicarbonate in the brine that controls the structure of the corrosion film on the carbon steel surface.

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Published date: 2007
Keywords: dioxide, brines, carbon steel, carbon dioxide corrosion, acetate-enhanced corrosion
Organisations: Chemistry

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Local EPrints ID: 54365
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/54365
ISSN: 0010-9312
PURE UUID: bebb7a2b-6f69-4984-81c3-55cbe35abc12

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Date deposited: 31 Jul 2008
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 07:05

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Author: D. Pletcher
Author: D. Sidorin
Author: B. Hedges

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