The anodic dissolution of copper alloys: Pure copper in synthetic tap water
By P. Zhou and M.J. Hutchison and J.R. Scully and K. Ogle
Published in Electrochimica Acta
2016
Abstract
The anodic dissolution of pure copper was investigated in naturally aerated synthetic tap water (STW) by in situ atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC). This technique measures the Cu dissolution rate directly and the formation of Cu scale indirectly by mass balance between the anodic current and the dissolution rate. The conditions investigated include the effect of applied current (0