Redox potential distribution inferred from self-potential measurements associated with the corrosion of a burden metallic body

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-282

  Castermant, J ^a   Mendonca C A ^b   Revil, A ^c,d   Trolard, F ^a   Bourrie G ^a   Linde, N ^e  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CURRENT DENSITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PH EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS;

METALLIC BODY; REDOX POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; SELF-POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; SELF-POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; SELF-POTENTIAL SIGNALS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CORROSION; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ORE BODY; PH; POISSON RATIO; REDOX POTENTIAL; SELF POTENTIAL;

EID: 39449087369     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2007.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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