Project Overview

The proposed project seeks to broaden the scope of existing projects by investigating the corrosion potential and thermal stability of crude vegetable oils during its storage and transportation for co-refining applications. In this project, 2 types of vegetable oils will be studied, specifically type 1 crude super-degummed canola oil and crude-degummed grade soybean oil. The corrosion potential of 3 types of steels with varying chromium contents, specifically CS A36, P91, and SS304.

The thermal stability of the oil and the corrosion potential of the steels will be studdied by immersing each type of steel in both types of vegetable oil at multiple temperatures.