Corrosion of Ceramics in Aqueous Environments

Hydrogen production via reaction of metals with supercritical water

“…The first step in the oxidation of a metal by water is the hydration of its oxide layer to form a hydroxide. 23 A prerequisite for the formation of a hydroxide is the breaking of M–O bonds to form M–OH bonds, a process of oxide dissolution. Thus, it is possible that the readiness and degree to which a metal may be oxidized by water is fundamentally a function of the degree to which its oxide is soluble in water.…”