Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Identification of Green Rust Compounds in the Aqueous Corrosion Processes of Steels; the Case of Microbially Induced Corrosion and Use of 78 K CEMS

  • Published:
Hyperfine Interactions Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Fe(II)-Fe(III) hydroxy-sulphate Green Rust 2, GR2(SO4 –), is obtained by microbially induced corrosion of steel. Transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy (TMS) was used to characterise the corrosion products of steel sheet piles under the biofilm at low sea-water level in a harbour. To understand the process, iron coupons maintained in aqueous solutions of 4 M NaCl and 0.1 M NaHCO3 of pH 7.4 were studied by X ray diffraction and conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS) at 78 K. The Fe(II)-Fe(III) hydroxy-carbonate, GR1(CO3 –), covers the surface, as predicted by the Eh-pH diagram.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. J. D. Bernal, D. R. Dasgupta and A. L. Mackay, Clay Min. Bull., 4 (1959) 15–30.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Ph. Refait and J.-M. R. Génin, Corros. Sci., 34 (1993) 797–819.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. H. Drissi, Ph. Refait, M. Abdelmoula and J.-M. R. Génin, Corros. Sci., 37 (1995) 2025–2041.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. J.-M. R. Génin, A. A. Olowe, Ph. Refait and L. Simon, Corros. Sci., 38 (1996) 1751–1762.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. M. J. Rossiter and A. E. M. Hodgson, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 27 (1965) 63–71.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. E. Murad and R. M. Taylor, Clay Miner., 19 (1984) 77–83.

    Google Scholar 

  7. S. Miyata, Clays Clay Miner., 31 (1983) 305–311.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratoire de Chimie Physique pour l'Environnement, UMR 9992 CNRS - Université Henri Poincaré-Nancy 1, 405 rue de Vandoeuvre, F-54600, Villers-lès-Nancy, France

    J.-M. R. Génin, Ph. Refait, M. Abdelmoula, I. Fall & S. H. Drissi

  2. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Construction Engineering, Materials Engineering and Industrial Design, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49008, USA

    A. A. Olowe

Authors
  1. J.-M. R. Génin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ph. Refait
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. A. Olowe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. M. Abdelmoula
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. I. Fall
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. S. H. Drissi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Génin, JM.R., Refait, P., Olowe, A.A. et al. Identification of Green Rust Compounds in the Aqueous Corrosion Processes of Steels; the Case of Microbially Induced Corrosion and Use of 78 K CEMS. Hyperfine Interactions 112, 47–51 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011020123523

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011020123523

Keywords

Search

Navigation