Corrosion behavior of construction materials for ionic liquid hydrogen compressor

摘要

The corrosion behavior of various commercially available stainless steels and nickel-based alloys as possible construction materials for components which are in direct contact with one of five different ionic liquids was evaluated. The ionic liquids, namely: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium triflate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, butyltrimethylammonium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, methyltrioctylammonium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide have been identified, as performance fluids in an ionic liquid hydrogen compressor. An electrochemical cell was specially designed, and steady state cyclic voltammetry was used to measure the corrosion resistance of the alloys in the ionic liquids at 23 degrees C, under atmospheric pressure.