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Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection  2025, Vol. 45 Issue (2): 327-337    DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2024.276
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Research Progress in Composite Protection Technology Against Hydrogen-embrittlement and -corrosion for Hydrogen-blended Natural Gas Pipeline
CUI Bolun1, ZHAO Jie1,2(), LV Ran1, LI Jingfa2, YU Bo2, YAN Donglei3
1.School of Safety Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102627, China
2.Hydrogen Energy Research Center, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102627, China
3.Beijing Jinghui Green Hydrogen New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 102400, China
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CUI Bolun, ZHAO Jie, LV Ran, LI Jingfa, YU Bo, YAN Donglei. Research Progress in Composite Protection Technology Against Hydrogen-embrittlement and -corrosion for Hydrogen-blended Natural Gas Pipeline. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2025, 45(2): 327-337.

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Hydrogen energy, known as an efficient and clean energy source, has significant potential when it is blended with natural gas and transported by the existing pipeline for long distance. This integration not only boosts the utilization of green hydrogen in the energy sector, but also accelerates the country's transition to new energy sources. However, the participation of hydrogen alters the conventional failure patterns of natural gas pipelines, increasing the risks of hydrogen-embrittlement and -corrosion. This paper systematically reviews the latest advancements in composite protection technologies designed to mitigate hydrogen-embrittlement and -corrosion of pipelines. The composite protection technologies for hydrogen-embrittlement and -corrosion of pipelines were summarized, including those related with Ni-containing coatings, Mo-containing coatings, graphene oxide coatings, and metal or metal oxide-organic composite coatings etc., so as the characteristics and development status of every tech. Compared to inorganic coatings, organic composite coatings offer greater versatility, broader applicability, and enhanced dual protection against both hydrogen-permeation and -corrosion. Currently, the electrochemical liquid-phase hydrogen permeation is adopted as the main testing method for hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity of coatings, however which can not faithfully reproduce the high-pressure gaseous hydrogen environments of hydrogen-blended natural gas pipelines. In the future a new hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity test method for coatings may be expected, which should be conducted under conditions of hydrogen permeation induced by combine the coexistence of gas- and liquid-phase hydrogen charging while companied with corrosion. Finally, this review may provide valuable insights for the development of hydrogen permeation-resistant and anti-corrosion composite coating technologies for hydrogen-blended natural gas pipelines.
Key words:  hydrogen-blended natural gas      hydrogen embrittlement      corrosion      composite protection technology      coating     
Received:  30 August 2024      32134.14.1005.4537.2024.276
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Fund: Science and Technology Project of the State Administration for Market Regulation(2023MK123);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52372311)
Corresponding Authors:  ZHAO Jie, E-mail: zhaojie@bipt.edu.cn
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Fig.1  H-permeation curves (a) and potentiodynamic polarization curves (b) of uncoated, electroplated Ni, and amorphous Ni-P coated steels[11]
Fig.2  Microscopic morphology of corroded coating: (a1-a3) Ni-P-SiO2@Ni, (b1-b3) Ni-P-SiO2[14]
Fig.3  Corrosion schematic diagram of Ni-P coating (a) and Ni-P-Ti3C2T x /MoS2 composite coating (b)[16]
Fig.4  SEM images of the cross-section of low Mo(A) material (a), low Mo(B) material (b), and high Mo material (c)[21]
Fig.5  Comparison of interface charge transfer between Fe(111) and MoS2/Fe(111) thin films adsorbed by H (yellow and blue represent electron accumulation and depletion, respectively)[23]
Fig.6  Hydrogen permeation curves of EP, 5%-EP and 15%-EP[29]
Fig.7  Nyquist plot of coating after soaking in 3.5%NaCl solution after 120 h[29]
Fig.8  SEM morphologies of EP (a1), 0.05CGO (a2), 0.1CGO (a3), 0.25CGO (a4),0.5CGO (a5) and 1CGO (a6) and magnification of SEM morphology of 0.25% (mass fraction) CGO coating (b1, b2)[36]
Fig.9  Schematic diagram of hydrogen permeation[36]
Fig.10  APTES-GO nanosheets alter the permeation pathway of corrosive substances[5]
Fig.11  Cross sectional images of coatings with 30% (a), 40% (b), 50% (c) and 60% (d) filler contents[45]
Fig.12  H2 gas transmission rate (GTR) of PET substrate, EP coated PET and composite coatings coated PET, H2 permeability coefficient values of EP and composite coatings with different filler content (a), schematic diagram of gas permeability machine (b), schematic illustrations of H2 gas molecule permeation process and reduction mechanism of PET, EP coated PET and composite coatings covered PET (c-e)[45]
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