Electrochemical & Process Corrosion Engineering
- Definition and importance of corrosion, corrosion cost
- Potential concept, EMF series, Anodic and cathodic reactions
- Thermodynamics of electrochemical processes, Nernst equation
- Polarization (activation, ohmic and concentration)
- Tafel and Butler-Volmer equations
- Polarization resistance and Stern-Geary equation
- Wagners theory (mixed potential theory)
- Passivation
- Applications of mixed potential theory
- Batteries, Chlor-Alkali systems, and electrochemical Hydrogen production
- Pourbaix diagrams
- Types of corrosion includes uniform, galvanic, crevice (deposit), pitting, selective (dealloying), intergranular, erosion, fretting, cavitation, SCC, corrosion fatigue and Hydrogen diseases (blistering, embrittlement, decarboration, hydrogen corrosion)
- Cathodic and anodic protection (thermodynamics and kinetics)
- Corrosion inhibitors
- Oxidation in gaseous phase, n and p type oxides
- Kinetics of oxidation in high temperature