College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2025-04-26 12:07:36
Major
Chemical Engineering
Honors Course
CHEE 497
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
This research aims to evaluate the affect of various soil properties on the effectiveness of cathodic protection (CP) in preventing underground pipeline corrosion. Metal coupons of common pipeline materials with applied CP will be mounted in several separate controlled soil environments to manipulate real world underground corrosion scenarios. Each soil environment will have different physical properties by mixing the soil with a prepared chemical solution. The physical properties to be evaluated include pH, resistivity, and moisture content. At the end of a corrosion duration, weight loss method will be used to evaluate the corrosion rate over that period. Additionally, the oil physical properties will be closely monitored to detect changes over time. Using this analysis, conclusions may be drawn to correlate various soil properties to corrosion rate under cathodic protection. Ultimately, the data will be used to better understand environments in which CP may or may not be an effective method of corrosion prevention.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Qixin Zhou
First Reader
Yuhan Su
Second Reader
Jennifer Lillard
Honors Faculty Advisor
Bi-min Zhang Newby
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Segretario, Cecilia, "Effects of Soil Properties on CP Performance" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1941.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1941
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