Surface neutralization and H2S oxidation at early stages of sewer corrosion: Influence of temperature, relative humidity and H2S concentration

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 4235-4245

  Joseph, Antony P ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a   Bustamante, Heriberto ^b   Bond, Philip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sulphide; Relative humidity; Sewer corrosion; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOACTIVITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCRETE PIPE; CONCRETES; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PH; REDUCTION; SEWERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; CORROSION OF CONCRETES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; SEWER CORROSIONS; SURFACE NEUTRALIZATION; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFATE; SULFUR;

BIOACTIVITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCRETE; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NEUTRALIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEWER NETWORK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS; HUMIDITY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; VALIDITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84862772905     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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