Corrosion Mechanism of Alloy 310 Austenitic Steel beneath NaCl Deposit under Varying SO2 Concentrations in an Oxy-fuel Combustion Atmosphere

Autor: Günter Scheffknecht, Jörg Maier, Manoj Paneru, Gosia Stein-Brzozowska
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Energy & Fuels. 27:5699-5705
ISSN: 1520-5029
0887-0624
DOI: 10.1021/ef4005626
Popis: Alkali chlorides and sulfates are well-known corrosive species found on superheater and reheater boiler tube deposits. The corrosivity of alkali chlorides toward Fe–Cr alloys is connected to the formation of molecular chlorine at the oxide surface. Chlorine can accelerate metal oxidation, establishing a self-sustained cyclic process of metal chloride and metal oxide formation, a corrosion phenomenon referred to as “active oxidation”. In the convective zone of a boiler, chlorine can be released by either sulfation of alkali chlorides by SOx or reaction of alkali salts (NaCl/KCl) present in deposits on heat-exchanger surfaces with metal and/or their oxides or both. To minimize the possible risk of corrosion induced by alkali chlorides, conversion of these chlorides to sulfates is discussed as an attractive solution. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of higher SO2 concentrations, during oxy-fuel combustion, on in-deposit sulfation of chloride salts and related corrosion mechanisms. To signif...
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