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    An electrochemical study of the formation of Benzotriazole surface films on Copper, Zinc and a Copper-Zinc alloy


    Fenelon, Anna M. and Breslin, Carmel B. (2001) An electrochemical study of the formation of Benzotriazole surface films on Copper, Zinc and a Copper-Zinc alloy. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 31 (5). pp. 509-516. ISSN 0021-891X

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    Abstract

    The electrochemical behaviour of Cu, Cu–37Zn and Zn in benzotriazole (BTA) containing chloride solutions was studied and compared using potentiodynamic, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The presence of BTA in the chloride-containing solutions gave rise to higher breakdown potentials, significantly higher polarisation resistances and inhibited the formation of CuCl2 and zinc-containing corrosion products. These effects were observed for pure Cu, Cu–Zn and to a somewhat lesser extent pure Zn. The electrochemical impedance data were consistent with the formation of a polymeric BTA-containing layer for all three systems.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: benzotriazole; copper; copper-zinc; corrosion;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry
    Item ID: 7938
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017503031045
    Depositing User: Dr. Carmel Breslin
    Date Deposited: 17 Feb 2017 17:07
    Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
    Publisher: Springer Verlag
    Refereed: Yes
    Funders: Enterprise Ireland (EI)
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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