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Marcel Pourbaix
Belgian electrochemist and corrosion specialist (1904-1998) · Belgium · On the map · Scientists · Died at 94
Marcel Pourbaix was a Belgian chemist and pianist. He performed his most well known research at the University of Brussels, studying corrosion. His biggest achievement is the derivation of potential-pH, better known as “Pourbaix Diagrams”.
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Pourbaix Diagrams are thermodynamic charts constructed using the Nernst equation and visualize the relationship between possible phases of a system, bounded by lines representing the reactions that transport between them. They can be read much like a phase diagram.
