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JIN Zuquan, ZHAO Xia, ZHAO Tiejun, HOU Baorong, LIU Ying. Effect of Ca(OH)2, NaCl, and Na2SO4 on the corrosion and electrochemical behavior of rebar[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2017, 35(3): 681-692

Effect of Ca(OH)2, NaCl, and Na2SO4 on the corrosion and electrochemical behavior of rebar
JIN Zuquan1, ZHAO Xia2, ZHAO Tiejun1, HOU Baorong2, LIU Ying1
1 College of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China;
2 Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio-fouling, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
Abstract:
The corrosion of rebar in reinforced concrete in marine environments causes significant damage to structures built in ocean environments. Studies on the process and mechanism of corrosion of rebar in the presence of multiple ions may help to control damage and predict the service life of reinforced concrete structures in such environments. The effect of interactions between sulfate and chloride ions and calcium hydroxide on the electrochemical behavior of rebar are also important for evaluation of structure durability. In this work, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) plots of rebar in Ca(OH)2 solution and cement grout, including NaCl and Na2SO4 as aggressive salts, were measured for different immersion times. The results show that corrosion of rebar was controlled by the rate of charge transfer as the rebar was exposed to chloride solution. In the presence of high concentrations of sulfate ions in the electrolyte, generation and dissolution of the passive film proceeded simultaneously and corrosion was mainly controlled by the diffusion rate. When Na2SO4 and NaCl were added to Ca(OH)2 solution, the instantaneous corrosion rate decreased by a factor of 10 to 20 as a result of the higher pH of the corroding solution.
Key words:    rebar|corrosion|chloride|sulfate|electrochemical impedance spectroscopy   
Received: 2015-11-10   Revised: 2016-02-14
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