Effect of a Diphilic Corrosion Inhibitor on the Iron Passivity in Oil-Field Electrolytes
30.09.2008 г.

Effect of a Diphilic Corrosion Inhibitor on the Iron Passivity in Oil-Field Electrolytes

A. A. Gonik

 

Association for Protection from Corrosion in Oil and Gas Industry,
pr. Oktyabrya 144/3, Ufa, 450055 Russia

e-mail: IPTER@SOROS BASHEDU.RU

Received February 15, 2003

 

Abstract — The diphilic corrosion inhibitor IKB-4, which is widely used in oil industry, was studied by the chemical passivation method. This micelle-forming inhibitor was found to impede, via oxide-free passivation, iron dissolution in neutral mineralized waters of oil fields.