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Filtering by: Committee Member Eseonu, Chinweike Date issued sim 2019-05-08

Density Functional Theory Study of the Reaction Mechanism of Chloride-induced Depassivation of α-Fe2O3

Creator:

Pang, Qin

Abstract:

Carbon steel, which contains mostly iron, has been widely used as reinforcement in reinforced concrete. In the alkaline environment in reinforced concrete, a thin iron oxide film, called the passive film, forms on the surface of the steel, which protects the surface from active corrosion. The exact atomic structure of...

Resource Type:

Dissertation