Autor: N. M. Tutukina, I. V. Kreizer, I. K. Marshakov
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Protection of Metals. 38:444-448
ISSN: 0033-1732
DOI: 10.1023/a:1020394712306
Popis: The behavior of copper in the active state during the anodic polarization in bicarbonate media is studied. It is shown that the anodic ionization of copper represents a two-stage process with univalent copper as the intermediate. The presence of the latter was confirmed by the RRDE method. The diffusion of bivalent copper is the rate-determining stage, and the equilibrium between copper and its bivalent ions is the potential-determining reaction. It is shown that the conventional method of preparation of bicarbonate solutions for experiments is inadequate; hence, the corresponding conclusions that had formerly been drawn on the oxidation of copper to univalent state are incorrect.
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