Marcel Pourbaix was born on September 16, 1904 in Myshega ( Aleksinsky District , Tula Region , Russia , ) - Belgian Russian chemist origin. His father was an engineering project consultant. A brilliant chemist, he made his most famous discoveries during research at the Free University of Brussels . He studied corrosion and how to prevent it. His biggest achievement is to determine the pH potential, better known as the Purbe Chart . [1] Purbe diagrams are thermodynamic diagrams constructed using the Nernst equation , which visualize the relationship between the possible phases of the system, limited by lines representing the reactions between them. Diagrams are known as phase diagrams.
| Marcel Pourbet | |
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| Marcel pourbaix | |
| Date of Birth | September 19, 1904 |
| Place of Birth | Myshega, Tula province , Russian Empire (now - Aleksinsky district , Tula region , Russia ) |
| Date of death | September 28, 1998 (94 years old) |
| Place of death | Ukkel , Belgium |
| A country |  Belgium |
| Scientific field | electrochemistry |
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| Alma mater | Brussels University |
| Known as | Purbe Chart |
In 1963, Purbe published the Atlas of Electrochemical Equilibria [2] , which contains potential-pH diagrams for all elements known at that time. Purbe and his colleagues began working on it back in the early 1950s.
Marcel Pourbet was not only a scientist, but also an experienced pianist .
In honor of the achievements and achievements of Marcel Pourbet, he was named after the award that is awarded for the promotion of international cooperation at the International Corrosion Congress every three years [3] .
Awards and Achievements
- Belgian Government Excellence Award (1922)
- Royal Belgian Society of Engineers and Industrialists Award (1933)
- Gijsbert Hodenpijl Award, Delft University of Technology (1940)
- Willis Rodney Whitney Prize ( National Association of Corrosion Engineers ) (1969) [4]
- Cavallaro Medal (European Federation of Corrosion) (1975) [5]
- Palladium Medal (Electrochemical Society) (1975) [6]
- Vinçotte Award (European Community) (1978)
- UR Evans Award (Institute of Corrosion of Science and Technology) (1979)
- Corrosion Merit Medal (Mexican Ingenieros Corrosion Association) (1981)
- Honorary Member of the Belgian American Educational Foundation (1949) [7]
- Lifetime Honorary Member of the Australian Corrosion Association (1975) [8]
- Social Award by the Brazilian Association of Corrosão (1978) [9]
- Member of the Institute of Corrosion of Science and Technology (1979)
- Emeritus Professor, Beijing University of Science and Technology (1980)
- Honorary Diploma of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1981)
Notes
- ↑ Purbe Charts (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 26, 2010. Archived October 10, 2008.
- ↑ Atlas d'Equilibres Electrochimiques à 25 ° C, par Marcel POURBAIX et al. (eng.)
- ↑ Marcel Pourbet Award for Promoting International Cooperation (Eng.)
- ↑ Willis Rodney Whitney Award winners
- ↑ Cavallaro Medal Laureates
- ↑ Palladium Medal Laureates
- ↑ Belgian American Educational Foundation (French)
- ↑ Australasian Corrosion Association (English)
- ↑ Associação Brasileira de Corrosão Archived March 3, 2010. (Spanish)
- Purbe, M., Atlas of electrochemical equilibria in aqueous solutions. 2nd ed. 1974, Houston, Texas: NACE International Corrosion Engineers Association . (eng.)
- Patent No. 18078. Method for the protection of metals and alloys from atmospheric corrosion 10/25/1975 author (s): Marcel Pourbet. Document No. 00489350