An effective strategy for achieving cost-effective and environmentally friendly desulfurization wastewater in coal-fired power plants involves the incorporation of desulfurization wastewater into the slag water system. The objective of this study was to analyze the corrosion behavior of Q235-A slag-picker shell material upon the introduction of FGD wastewater into the slag water system. The dynamic weight loss method, electrochemical testing method and microscopic phase characterization were employed to investigate the impact of varying chloride ion concentrations (ranging from 1000 mg/L to 30,000 mg/L) of flue gas desulfurization wastewater (FGD wastewater) on the corrosion of Q235-A slag-picker shell material. The test results indicate that as the concentration of chloride ions increases, the corrosion rate increases from 1.1487 mm/a to 1.5590 mm/a when the concentration is less than 10,000 mg/L. However, when the concentration exceeds 10,000 mg/L, the corrosion rate decreases from 1.559 mm/a to 1.0393 mm/a. The corrosion rate is above 1 mm/a at all concentrations. As the Cl- concentration, the quality of the corrosion product film initially increases and then decreases. The primary components of the corrosion product are α- FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, β-FeOOH, Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3.
Keywords: Q235-A steel; corrosion mechanism; corrosion products; desulfurization wastewater.