Influence of sulfate reducing bacteria on the cupronickel corrosion

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 395-401
Author(s):  
Liu Kecheng ◽  
Liu Xia ◽  
Long Xiao ◽  
Wei Jiaqiang ◽  
Hu Mengsha ◽  
...  

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of the sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) on the corrosion of cupronickel. Design/methodology/approach – Tests monitoring the change in free corrosion potential, linear polarization resistance and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and examination using the scanning electron microscope and energy spectrum analysis were used to investigate the corrosion behavior of cupronickel in blank medium and in media inoculated with SRB to explore the influence of the SRB on the corrosion behavior of cupronickel alloy. Findings – The results show that SRB can destroy the surface oxide film of cupronickel and significantly reduce the free corrosion potential and polarization resistance of the cupronickel, causing the cupronickel to corrode significantly. Originality/value – SRB are widely found in the water supply system and is one of the important factors inducing microbial corrosion. This paper verified that SRB promote cupronickel corrosion and explored the influence and mechanism of attack.

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Yu Cui ◽  
Yong-Xiang Qin ◽  
Qing-Miao Ding ◽  
Yu-Ning Gao

Abstract Background At present, microorganism has been considered as important factors that threaten to buried pipelines with disbonded coatings. Aiming at the problem of unknown corrosion mechanism of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), a series of studies have been carried out in this paper. Spectrophotometer and fluorescent labeling technology are used to study the growth and attachment of SRB in the simulated soil solution. The corrosion behavior of X80 pipeline steel with or without SRB was researched by electrochemical methods such as open circuit potential, dynamic potential polarization curve, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The microscopic morphology of the corrosion products on the surface was observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the element content of the corrosion products on the surface of the sample after corrosion was observed using X-ray energy spectrum (EDS) analysis. Results The results showed that the growth and reproduction of SRB caused the pH of the soil simulated solution to increase, which may promote the corrosion of X80 steel. In addition, the cathode reaction of X80 steel in a sterile environment is the reduction of H+, and the main corrosion product is iron oxide. When the soil simulation solution contains SRB, the cathodic reaction is controlled by both H+ reduction and sulfide depolarization reactions, and FeS appears in the corrosion products. Conclusion Although the life cycle of SRB is only about 14 days, the corrosion of X80 steel is greatly promoted by SRB, and even causes corrosion perforation, which will bring huge economic losses and serious safety hazards.


2008 ◽  
Vol 385-387 ◽  
pp. 385-388
Author(s):  
Qing Fen Li ◽  
Chun Hui Li ◽  
Ying Jie Qiao

The microbiological influenced corrosion (MIC) behavior of a marine pipeline Cu-Ni alloy in the sterile seawater and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) solution was investigated. Results show that severe pitting corrosion appeared on the specimens in the SRB solution. The corrosion potential of specimen in the SRB solution was much lower than that in the sterile seawater and the polarization resistance of specimen in the SRB solution decreased quickly after a period immersion and became much lower than that in the sterile seawater. Besides, the results of EDS and XRD show that the content of element Ni and Fe of the Cu-Ni alloy decreased greatly and the high content of element S appeared after 30 days immersion in the SRB solution. It was concluded that the SRB accelerated the corrosion process of the Cu-Ni alloy greatly. The MIC mechanism of the alloy in marine environment is discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 1541-1544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Zhao ◽  
Jia Xing Yang ◽  
Dun Yong Du ◽  
Cheng Sun ◽  
Jin Xu

The crevice corrosion behavior of Q235 carbon steel has been studied under the simulated disbonded coating with an aperture of 1.0mm in the soil-extract solution (SES) with and without sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) by using the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The surface morphologies of the steel after experiment were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The results showed that the capacitive arc of the Q235 steel electrode in SRB containing solution is smaller than that in the aseptic solution at the initial stage of test. However, after 19 days, the capacitive arc of the steel in bacteria containing solution becomes bigger than that in the aseptic solution, and corrosion rate of the steel was smaller in the SES with SRB than that without SRB. The degree of the corrosion on the surface of steel Q235 was more severe after 44 days in the SES without SRB than that with SRB. However, corrosion pits were found on the surface of Q235 steel in the SES with SRB.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ximing Li ◽  
Cheng Sun

Synergistic effect of carbamide and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) on corrosion behavior of carbon steel was studied in soils with moisture of 20% and 30%, by soil properties measurement, weight loss, polarization curve, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that carbamide decreased the soil redox potential and increased soil pH. In soil without SRB, carbamide made corrosion potential of Q235 steel much more positive and then inhibited corrosion. Meanwhile, in soil with SRB, 0.5 wt% carbamide restrained SRB growth and inhibited biocorrosion of Q235 steel. Corrosion rate of carbon steel decreased in soil with 30% moisture compared with that with 20% moisture.


2011 ◽  
Vol 337 ◽  
pp. 281-284
Author(s):  
Dong Sheng Chen ◽  
Yong Zhang Zhou ◽  
Min Liu ◽  
Kai Wei Guo ◽  
Wu Ji Wei

The corrosion behavior of Q235 steel by Iron Bacteria (IB), Sulfate-reducing Bacteria (SRB) and Total General Bacteria (TGB) in sedimentary water of storage tank from an aromatics plant was investigated mainly by static hanging piece method, potentiodynamic polarization curve and hysteresis loop method. The results showed that the interaction of IB, SRB and TGB accelerated the corrosion rate of Q235 steel. The corrosion current density of Q235 steel electrode in IB, SRB and TGB solution was higher than that in the sterile solution, and the corrosion potential shifted in negative direction. IB, SRB and TGB reduced the corrosion resistance of Q235 steel. The corrosion of Q235 steel in the mixture of IB, SRB and TGB was more serious than in a single microbial system. The presence of IB, SRB and TGB made the pitting occur easily.


2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Fu Shao Li ◽  
Mao Zhong An ◽  
Dong Xia Duan

Corrosion behaviors of low nickel alloy high strength steel (LNAHSS) was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy when the coupons of LNAHSS were exposed to the seawater culture media. As the results, LNAHSS was uniformly corroded in the fresh sterilized culture medium in a mode of active dissolution; in the culture medium with sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), LNAHSS was protected by the iron sulfides layer to some extent in the early stage of exposure, but severely localized corrosion subsequently occurred resulting from the localized breakdown of iron sulfides layer. So, in risks estimation, special precautions should be taken when LNAHSS serves in the environments containing SRB as the localized area can become the tress raiser.


2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
Fengling Xu ◽  
Zhenghui Qiu ◽  
Ri Qiu ◽  
Jiadong Yang ◽  
Cunguo Lin

Purpose For mitigating biocorrosion induced by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in seawater, the zwitterionic molecule layer (ZML) of poly (sulfobetaine methacrylate) is grafted onto B10 surface by chemical vapor deposition and surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. Design/methodology/approach Energy-dispersive spectroscopy-attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and static contact angle measurements are used to characterize the as-formed layer. Findings After surface modification, B10 can significantly reduce SRB adhesion, demonstrating the good antifouling property. Further, the biocorrosion inhibition is investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, indicating that ZML exhibits high resistance to biocorrosion with inhibition efficiency of approximately 90 per cent. Originality/value ZML performs a dual feature, i.e. antifouling film and corrosion inhibitor, for the biocorrosion inhibition.


Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Xingwei Zheng ◽  
Xin Zhuang ◽  
Yanhua Lei ◽  
Zhenhua Chu ◽  
Jingxiang Xu ◽  
...  

The corrosion behavior of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy was investigated in a sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) solution. The results showed that sulfate-reducing bacteria has good affinity with the surface of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy after 5 days. A potentiodynamic polarization test demonstrated that the corrosion resistance of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy was initially improved but deteriorated quickly in the subsequent period. The corrosion mechanism of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy was revealed by analyzing its microstructure with the aid of scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence. The pitting corrosion was deemed to be a typical cause of the corrosion behavior of the alloy in the SRB solution. The underlying mechanism of the pitting corrosion was proposed for the alloy.


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