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Corrosion Control when Using Passively Treated Abandoned Mine Drainage as Alternative Makeup Water for Cooling Systems
Passively treated abandoned mine drainage (AMD) is a promising alternative to fresh water as power plant cooling water system makeup water in mining regions where such water is abundant. Passive treatment and reuse of AMD can avoid the contamination of surface water caused by discharge of abandoned mine water, which typically is acidic and contains high concentrations of metals, especially iron. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of reusing passively treated AMD in cooling systems with respect to corrosion control through laboratory experiments and pilot‐scale field testing. The results showed that, with the addition of the inhibitor mixture orthophosphate and tolyltriazole, mild steel and copper corrosion rates were reduced to acceptable levels (<0.127 mm/y and <0.0076 mm/y, respectively). Aluminum had pitting corrosion problems in every condition tested, while cupronickel showed that, even in the absence of any inhibitor and in the presence of the biocide monochloramine, its corrosion rate was still very low (0.018 mm/y).
Corrosion Control when Using Passively Treated Abandoned Mine Drainage as Alternative Makeup Water for Cooling Systems
Passively treated abandoned mine drainage (AMD) is a promising alternative to fresh water as power plant cooling water system makeup water in mining regions where such water is abundant. Passive treatment and reuse of AMD can avoid the contamination of surface water caused by discharge of abandoned mine water, which typically is acidic and contains high concentrations of metals, especially iron. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of reusing passively treated AMD in cooling systems with respect to corrosion control through laboratory experiments and pilot‐scale field testing. The results showed that, with the addition of the inhibitor mixture orthophosphate and tolyltriazole, mild steel and copper corrosion rates were reduced to acceptable levels (<0.127 mm/y and <0.0076 mm/y, respectively). Aluminum had pitting corrosion problems in every condition tested, while cupronickel showed that, even in the absence of any inhibitor and in the presence of the biocide monochloramine, its corrosion rate was still very low (0.018 mm/y).
Corrosion Control when Using Passively Treated Abandoned Mine Drainage as Alternative Makeup Water for Cooling Systems
Hsieh, Ming‐Kai (author) / Chien, Shih‐Hsiang (author) / Li, Heng (author) / Monnell, Jason D. (author) / Dzombak, David A. (author) / Vidic, Radisav D. (author)
Water Environment Research ; 83 ; 807-814
2011-09-01
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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