Aluminum-based alloys are widely used in sea water as galvanic anodes. Conversely, their use in
soil is not recommended because they tend to passivate when chloride content is low. However, there
are chloride contaminated soil where the use of aluminum anodes may be of interest. The aim of this
research is to evaluate the effectiveness of aluminum galvanic anodes in low salinity solutions at
different chloride/sulfate ratios.
The research followed two phases: electrochemical characterization of anodes through potentiodynamic
and free corrosion potential tests in solution with different chloride/sulfate concentration, and galvanic
coupling tests performed in soil saturated with chloride solutions (diluted natural or artificial seawater
until reaching: 2,000, 6,000 and 19,000 ppm chlorides).