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Iron that rusts in water theoretically shouldn’t corrode in contact with an “inert” supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide. But it does.
The reason has eluded materials scientists to now, but a t .
On a theoretical basis, iron that rusts in water should not be subjected to corrosion when it comes in contact with an “inert” supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide. However, it does not end up in the same way.
The reason has eluded materials scientists to now, but a team at Rice University has a theory that could contribute to new strategies to protect iron from the environment.Materials theorist Boris Yakobson and his colleagues at Rice’s George R. Brown