Prof. Dr. Basim Obaid Hassan, along with researchers Mustafa J. Al-Meshleb from the Department of Chemical Engineering, have published a new joint study titled:

Characterization of corrosive effects of produced water on carbon steel and the role of flow velocity
The study was published in the peer-reviewed international journal:

Petroleum Science and Technology

By the renowned publisher Taylor & Francis, which is indexed in Clarivate and Scopus databases, ranked in the second quartile (Q2) with a Site Score of 2.9

The paper investigates the corrosion behavior of carbon steel exposed to produced water containing various corrosive ions such as Ca²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cl⁻, Hg²⁺, and dissolved CO₂ under both stationary and flow conditions. The tests were conducted over a temperature range of 30–60 °C and flow velocities up to 800 rpm.

The findings show that the corrosion rate significantly increases with several ions and dissolved CO₂, while Na⁺ exhibited a non-monotonic trend. The most notable impact of flow velocity on corrosion rate was observed in the presence of HgCl₂, with clear evidence of synergistic effects when all ions were combined.

For more details about the research, please visit the following link:
https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2025.2498137