“…On the other hand, Simard et al, 7 who studied the corrosion of mild steel in a HCO 3 solution, found that green rust was preceded by the formation of Fe(OH) 2 (with a band at 544 cm 1 ). Finally, our integration of the Fe 2C OH 2 and Fe 3C OH 3 bands (425 and 503 cm 1 , respectively) gave a 2 : 1 ratio (of Fe 2C /Fe 3C ), in agreement with Drissi et al, 3 Legrand et al 5,6 who found a 1 : 1 ratio. We conclude from our data that under our conditions iron was first oxidised to give Fe 2C , which then reacted with the CO 3 Although 10 cycles were performed, only the 1st, 5th and 10th are shown (for clarity).…”