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corrosion

[kuh-roh-zhuhn] / kəˈroʊ ʒən /


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The technology could provide a more sustainable route to hydrogen, but corrosion, chlorine related side reactions, catalyst degradation, precipitates, and limited long term durability remain major obstacles to commercial use.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Some had been there so long that corrosion was destroying them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The DOJ claims that DC Water failed to repair the 54-mile pipe, known as the Potomac Interceptor, despite inspections that found corrosion years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Operator Perenco said the cause was microbial corrosion in a buried pipeline.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Ever since the Hunley was placed in this tank, researchers and scientists have been painstakingly cleaning a century-and-a-half of sand, sediment, corrosion, and encrustation from the world’s first successful combat submarine.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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