| Abstract: | Tinplate corrosion in nitrate containing media: The role fo nitrite The role of nitrite in the corrosion of tinplate in media containing nitrate was examined. If nitrite is initially absent, the corrosion is initially slow, but as nitrite is generated the corrosion, in turn, accelerates. This slow startup does not occur if nitrite is initially present in sufficient concentration. These observations agree with the autocatalytic mechanisms suggested for the reduction of nitrate by Schmid and Vetter. |
