Yulin Song , Cailin Wang , Cuiwei Liu , Xiusai Xu , Xiusong Huang , Yuxing Li
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The mechanism of interactions between H2 and CH4 dissociative adsorption on the surface of pipeline steel
The utilization of repurposing natural gas pipeline steels for hydrogen transportation requires consideration of the risk of hydrogen embrittlement (HE). The occurrence of HE begins with the initial process of hydrogen dissociative adsorption. However, due to the complicated gaseous environment, the interactions between CH4 and H2 adsorption on pipeline surfaces continue to be controversial. In this study, the influence of CH4 on H2 surface adsorption was demonstrated by the in-situ hydrogen permeation test on 20# steel. Based on Electron Backscatter Diffraction results, the interactions of H2 and CH4 adsorption on Fe(100) and high-angle grain boundary (HAGB) surfaces were calculated by DFT methods. The results determine the possibility of CH4 dissociative adsorption on the pipeline surface and reveal that H2 promotes the dissociative adsorption of CH4 on HAGBs, whereas CH4 inhibits the dissociative adsorption of H2. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of CH4 on the dissociative adsorption of H2 is positively correlated with the adsorption time of CH4 on the surface. The mechanism of interactions between CH4 and H2 was clarified that CH4 increases the energy barrier of dissociative adsorption of H2. In turn, the pre-adsorbed H2 can change the charge of HAGB surface, increasing the electrons available for CH4 dissociative adsorption.
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Applied Surface Science covers topics contributing to a better understanding of surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures and their applications. The journal is concerned with scientific research on the atomic and molecular level of material properties determined with specific surface analytical techniques and/or computational methods, as well as the processing of such structures.