scholarly journals Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of a Pipeline in a Petrochemical Plant

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Kiani Khouzani ◽  
Abbas Bahrami ◽  
Afrouzossadat Hosseini-Abari ◽  
Meysam Khandouzi ◽  
Peyman Taheri
Keyword(s):  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Petrochemical Plant ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Optical Electron ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

This paper investigates a severe microbiologically influenced failure in the elbows of a buried amine pipeline in a petrochemical plant. Pipelines can experience different corrosion mechanisms, including microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). MIC, a form of biodeterioration initiated by microorganisms, can have a devastating impact on the reliability and lifetime of buried installations. This paper provides a systematic investigation of a severe MIC-related failure in a buried amine pipeline and includes a detailed microstructural analysis, corrosion products/biofilm analyses, and monitoring of the presence of causative microorganisms. Conclusions were drawn based on experimental data, obtained from visual observations, optical/electron microscopy, and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)/X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses. Additionally, monitoring the presence of causative microorganisms, especially sulfate-reducing bacteria which play the main role in corrosion, was performed. The results confirmed that the failure, in this case, is attributable to sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), which is a long-known key group of microorganisms when it comes to microbial corrosion.

scholarly journals Effect of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB) on the Corrosion of Buried Pipe Steel in Acidic Soil Solution

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 625
Author(s):  
Lijuan Chen ◽  
Bo Wei ◽  
Xianghong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Soil Solution ◽  
Steel Surface ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Electrochemical Techniques ◽  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
Acidic Soil ◽  
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion ◽  
Soil Environment ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

The influence of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on the corrosion behaviors of X80 pipeline steel was investigated in a soil environment by electrochemical techniques and surface analysis. It was found that SRB grew well in the acidic soil environment and further attached to the coupon surface, resulting in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of the steel. The corrosion process of X80 steel was significantly affected by the SRB biofilm on the steel surface. Steel corrosion was inhibited by the highly bioactive SRB biofilm at the early stage of the experiment, while SRB can accelerate the corrosion of steel at the later stage of the experiment. The steel surface suffered severe pitting corrosion in the SRB-containing soil solution.

scholarly journals Corrosion Behavior of the Ti–6Al–4V Alloy in Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Solution

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Xingwei Zheng ◽  
Xin Zhuang ◽  
Yanhua Lei ◽  
Zhenhua Chu ◽  
Jingxiang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Corrosion Mechanism ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Subsequent Period ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

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.

scholarly journals Trace Metal Imaging of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria and Methanogenic Archaea at Single-Cell Resolution by Synchrotron X-Ray Fluorescence Imaging

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer B. Glass ◽  
Si Chen ◽  
Katherine S. Dawson ◽  
Damian R. Horton ◽  
Stefan Vogt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Single Cell ◽  
Fluorescence Imaging ◽  
Methanogenic Archaea ◽  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

Disinfection of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria using Ultraviolet Treatment in Mitigating Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akrima Abu Bakar ◽  
Norhazilan Noor ◽  
Nordin Yahaya ◽  
Rosilawati Mohd Rasol ◽  
Muhammad Khairool Fahmy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Ultraviolet Treatment ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Stainless Steel by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria: A Tale of Caution

CORROSION ◽  
10.5006/3467 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 639-653
Author(s):  
M.A. Javed ◽  
W.C. Neil ◽  
G. McAdam ◽  
J.W. Moreau ◽  
S.A. Wade
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
General Corrosion ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

The influence of different experimental media composition and air purging on the potential for microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of Type 304 stainless steel with sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) was investigated. Modified Baar’s (MB) medium, MB medium without iron ions and supplemented with sodium chloride (MBN), and air purged MBN medium (MBO) were used. Pitting corrosion attack was found on the surface of the coupons for all of the conditions tested including the abiotic tests, and detailed statistical analysis showed no significant difference between the pitting results. General corrosion and maximum pit penetration rates also showed no difference between the coupons exposed to different test conditions. Interestingly, the pits found on the surface of the coupons in all of the tested conditions were comparable in size/shape and depth to that of the inclusions present on the surface of the stainless steel coupons. These findings suggest that (i) the test conditions studied do not lead to increased corrosion rates of stainless steel with SRBs and (ii) care needs to be taken to avoid the pitfall of misinterpreting the corrosion of inclusions present on the surface of stainless steels, which can occur as a result of cleaning of the coupons, as MIC pits.

Influence of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria on Corrosion of Steel Q235 during Natural Evaporation in Soils

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 243-248
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Jin Xu ◽  
Cheng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria ◽  
Microbiological Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Corrosion Rates ◽  
Corrosion Of Steel ◽  
Reducing Bacteria

Corrosion behavior of steel Q235 was investigated during natural evaporation in soils with and without sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) by microbiological analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) and electron-probe X-ray microanalysis (EPMA). The results show that during natural evaporation, oxygen content increases, amounts of SRB decrease, and the corrosion rates of steel Q235 increase with decreasing humidity of soils with and without SRB. Increments of the corrosion rates are much bigger in soils with SRB than those without SRB.

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