Copper corrosion and biocorrosion events in premise plumbing

IT Vargas, DA Fischer, MA Alsina, JP Pavissich… - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Corrosion of copper pipes may release high amounts of copper into the water, exceeding
the maximum concentration of copper for drinking water standards. Typically, the events with …

Atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry: real-time rate measurements of dissolution, corrosion, and passivation

K Ogle - Corrosion, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC) is a relatively novel technique that gives
real-time elemental dissolution rates for a material/electrolyte combination, either reacting …

The pervasive threat of lead (Pb) in drinking water: Unmasking and pursuing scientific factors that govern lead release

RJ Santucci Jr, JR Scully - Proceedings of the National …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The Flint water crisis raised questions about the factors resulting in unacceptable soluble
lead concentrations in the city's drinking water. Although water treatment strategies, failure to …

Reinforcement of an alkyd resin coating incorporating a swelling clay encapsulated with L-cysteine molecules: characterization and corrosion inhibition of Cu-36Zn …

NB Seddik, A Chraka, Y Zarki, HO Idriss, S Rami… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corrosion is a real industrial scourge; it is defined as the degradation of a material in
corrosive environments such as seawater and acids, causing a huge economic loss …

An in situ kinetic study of brass dezincification and corrosion

P Zhou, MJ Hutchison, JW Erning, JR Scully, K Ogle - Electrochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
The kinetics of the anodic dissolution of brass (CuZn42 and CuZn21Si3P) in synthetic tap
water were investigated by atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry. Elemental Cu and Zn …

Density functional theory based computational investigations on the stability of highly active trimetallic PtPdCu nanoalloys for electrochemical oxygen reduction

L Wang, RM Ore, PK Jayamaha, ZP Wu… - Faraday …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Activity, cost, and durability are the trinity of catalysis research for the electrochemical
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). While studies towards increasing activity and reducing …

Copper nanowire coated carbon fibers as efficient substrates for detecting designer drugs using SERS

V Halouzka, B Halouzkova, D Jirovsky, D Hemzal… - Talanta, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Miniature Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) sensors were fabricated by
coating the carbon fiber microelectrodes with copper nanowires. The coating procedure …

Understanding multi-element alloy passivation in acidic solutions using operando methods

K Lutton, K Gusieva, N Ott, N Birbilis… - Electrochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
The kinetics of passivation and dissolution of many corrosion resistant engineering alloys
remain incompletely characterized. Clarification of such kinetics and the unique role of …

Design and preparation of nanoporous Ag–Cu alloys by dealloying Mg–(Ag, Cu)–Y metallic glasses for antibacterial applications

X Wang, R Li, Z Li, R Xiao, XB Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional nanoporous Ag–Cu alloys with an atomic ratio of Ag to Cu varying from 0
to 1.0 were fabricated by dealloying Mg–(Ag, Cu)–Y metallic glass precursors in 0.04 M …

The influence of calcium on copper corrosion and its by-product release in drinking water

P Xu, Q Fu, M Zhao - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper is a high-quality material commonly used in drinking water supply pipes. Calcium is
a prevalent cation found in drinking water. However, the effects of calcium on copper …