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Corrosion of Crude Oil Distillation Column: Kinetics and Mathematical Views

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Corrosion causes of distillation column were studied using mass loss technique and surface morphology investigations as a function of temperature and time. Local and visual examinations were carried out to estimate the damages. Special autoclave apparatus was designed to simulate the real operating conditions and to obtain the corrosion rate data, while scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used for surface morphology. Kinetics and mathematical modeling were also applied to correlate the results. It was found that corrosion rate of carbon steel alloy was increased with the increasing temperature and time. Surface morphology supported the mass loss data, and the damage of steel surface was higher at sever operating conditions. Most of corrosion problems were attributed to the presence of sulfur components in crude oil. The reaction is following the zeroth-order rates.

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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 51171067, U1662114), the Independent Innovation Research Fund (2017KFYXJJ164) of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology; the Foundation of Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure (2017); and Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education (2018).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Ahmed A. Fadhil, Hongfang Liu & Chaoyang Fu

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Diyala, Baquba City, Diyala Governorate, 32001, Iraq

    Ahmed A. Fadhil, Muataz H. Ismael, Salah N. Farhan & Anees A. Khadom

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Fadhil, A.A., Ismael, M.H., Farhan, S.N. et al. Corrosion of Crude Oil Distillation Column: Kinetics and Mathematical Views. J Bio Tribo Corros 5, 80 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-019-0272-2

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