GILDES model studies of aqueous chemistry .1. Formulation and potential applications of the multi-regime model

A six-regime computer model (Gas, the Interface between gas and liquid, the Liquid, the Deposition layer, the Electrodic region near the surface (for conducting and semiconducting solids), and the Solid) has been developed for the exploration of the chemistry of metal or metal oxide surfaces covered by a layer of water and exposed to the atmosphere. Aspects of relevant physicochemical processes are discussed for each of the regimes, with special attention given to kinetics. The applicability of the model to the following situations is discussed: indoor and outdoor corrosion of metal surfaces, thin film electrochemistry, metal chemistry in ocean photic zones, metal chemistry in lakes and rivers, and the chemistry of ice-coated surfaces. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd