Atmospheric corrosion due to amine emissions from carbon capture plants

Abstract

The atmospheric corrosion due to pure amines emitted from carbon capture plants was investigated. Amine exposure was found to initially inhibit the corrosion of steel, by its film formation and alkalinity, but reduce corrosion product layers and lead to freezing point depression, which could in turn increase the corrosion. Very high amine doses were observed to dissolve the metal without the establishing of a corrosion layer. These effects seem much more pronounced on copper than on steel. Climate and air quality variations affect the steel corrosion much more than the expected maximum amine deposition from carbon capture plant emissions.