Study of corrosion behaviour of A106 carbon steel absorber for CO2 removal in amine promoted hot potassium carbonate solution (Benfield solution)

Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 209-218

  Hamada, M F ^a   Zewail, T M ^a   Farag, H A ^a  

^a Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Benfield solution; Carbon dioxide absorber column; Carbon dioxide absorption; Corrosion in ammonia plants; Corrosion of carbon steel; Hot potassium carbonate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON STEEL; CARBONATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CORROSION INHIBITORS; CORROSION RATE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ETHANOLAMINES; PHASE INTERFACES; POTASSIUM;

AMMONIA PLANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION CONTROLLED; INCREASING SOLUTIONS; LIQUID PHASE DIFFUSION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; RATE DETERMINING STEP;

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EID: 84897133205     PISSN: 1478422X     EISSN: 17432782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743278213Y.0000000112     Document Type: Article

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