Belgian Center for Corrosion Study
CEBELCOR

Non profit organisation
 

Activities

Some research subjects and technical activities:

Corrosion mechanisms:
     Pitting corrosion
     Filiform corrosion
     Passivation and localised corrosion in H2S media
     Criteria for AC induced corrosion

      Marcel  Pourbaix   et   Ulick R.Evans
 

Thermodynamics
     Update of "Atlas of Electrochemical Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions
     Alas of Chemical and Electrochemical Equilibria in the Presence of a Gaseous Phase
     Potential-pH diagrams for the systems S-H2O and Fe-S-H2O up to 150°C

         
               E-pH diagram for Fe - H2O at  25°C                                    E or RTln PO2 - T diagram for Fe

Corrosion prevention
    Moderate cathodic protection (prevention of localised corrosion)
    Criteria for cathodic protection of steel in concrete
    Water treatments for cooling circuits with different metals

Corrosion monitoring
     Correal and Correac systems for detection and assessment of AC influenced corrosion
     Measurement of the true potential in concrete as a criterion for cathodic protection
     Corrosion monitoring of rebar in concrete (Channel Tunnel)
     Surveillance of a natural gas storage plant

                                                        316 Surgical  Implant 

Coatings
    Filiform corrosion
    Edge creep corrosion

   Filiform   Corrosion

Automotive industry
    Development of corrosion testing methods for exhaust systems

Wastes
    Analysis of corrosion aspects of the storage of high activity nuclear wastes in clay
    Corrosion of superheaters in municipal waste incinerators

Surface technology
    Pickling and passivation treatments to decrease the effects of inclusions on pitting

Cathodic protection
     Moderate cathodic protection of passive materials
     Cathodic protection of steel in concrete: criteria and surveillance
     Protection against AC induced corrosion

Oil and gas industry
    Moderate cathodic protection of 13 Cr steel and duplex stainless steels without
    hydrogen damage
    Corrosion in a natural gas storage plant

Steel industry
     Moderate cathodic protection of supermartensitic steel flowlines
     Influence of inclusions on initiation of pitting corrosion

Rebar in concrete
    Corrosion monitoring of the Channel Tunnel
    Cathodic protection of steel in concrete: criteria and measuring techniques

Chemical industry
     Rapid testing for material selection
     Water treatments for closed cooling circuits. Design and surveillance

Analyses of corrosion cases
 
 
 
 
 

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