1 Anodic Protection of MetalsA Technique Whose Time Has Come. - Many Protective Methods Are Used. - Anodic Protection Used Effectively. - Protection of Alloy Steel Important. - Strategic and Absolute Factors Bearing on Materials. - Substitute Alloys for Chromium. - Prices of Substitute Alloys Increase. - Corrosion Protection Is Necessary. - Contamination Control Important. - Ecological Considerations Are Important. - Energy-Conservation Values. - Applications and Limitations. - Limitations Can Be Anticipated. - Installation Expense Factors. - Rapid Development Anticipated. - References. - 2 Anodic Protection of Industrial Equipment. - Sulfuric Acid Applications. - Protection of Sulfuric Acid Storage Equipment. - Summary. - References. - 3 Equipment for Anodic Protection. - Characteristics of Electrodes. - Reference-Electrode Designs. - Electronic Control and Power Supplies. - Summary. - References. - 4 Design Operation and Maintenance of Anodic Protection Systems. - Design Requirements. - Installation and Start-up. - Location of Power Supply and Controller. - Start-up Procedures. - Operation and Maintenance Parameters. - How to Take Solution Samples. - Commercial Units Reliable. - Summary. - References. - 5 Economic Evaluation of Anodic Protection. - Known Costs of Anodic Protection. - Current Costs of Protecting Steel Tanks Against Sulfuric Acid. - Summary. - References. - 6 Principles of Anodic Protection. - Electrochemical Description of Passivity. - Characteristics of Anodic-Polarization Curves. - The Passive Metal Layer. - Proposed Mechanism of Iron Passivity. - Metal Passivity Breakdown. - References. - 7 The Potentiostat. - Potentiostat Mode. - Development of the Potentiostat. - Solid-State Potentiostats. - Commercial Electronic Potentiostats. - Portable/Field Potentiostat. - Summary Comments on PotentiostaticMode. - The Potentiostat. - References. - 8 Laboratory Tests and Procedures. - Wiring Sequence for Potentiostatic Experiments. - Reproducibility of Potentiostatic and Potentiodynamic Anodic-Polarization Measurements. - Polarization Cells. - Elevated-Pressure Polarization Cells. - Proposed Experimental Procedure. - Experimental Procedure. - High-Temperature Polarization Cells. - Crevice Corrosion Testing Polarization Cells. - Summary. - References. - 9 Selected Examples of Anodic Protection. - Alloy Evaluation. - Alloy Effects. - Concentration Effects. - Temperature Effects. - Environmental Effects. - Preliminary Investigations Are Necessary. - Time Effects. - References. - 10 Future Uses for Anodic Protection. - A Realm of Probability. - The Sufficiently Real Possibilities. - Potentiostatic Conditioning of Electrodes. - The Electrochemical-Conditioning Concept. - References. - Appendixes. - I Electrochemical Principles of Corrosion. - Corrosion. - Electrode Terminology. - Potential Series. - Nernst Equation. - The Electrical Double Layer. - Free Energy. - Polarization Diagrams. - Electrochemical Equivalents of Metals. - Conversion Factors. - Partial Electrochemical Equivalent. - References. - II Glossary. - III Historical Development. - IV United States Patents Relating to Anodic Protection. - V Bibliography. Language: English