The role of bacterial communities and carbon dioxide on the corrosion of steel

Usher, Kayley M.; Kaksonen, Anna H.; Bouquet, D.; Cheng, Ka Yu; Geste, Y.; Chapman, Peter; Johnston, Colin D.

doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2015.05.043

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“…As a result, it has been increasingly evident that the phenomenon of MIC in anaerobic environments is not simply the result of the action of SRB, but heavily influenced by the presence of other microorganisms found commonly in industrial environments. These include nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB), acid-producing bacteria (APB), sulphur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB), iron-oxidizing bacteria (IOB), iron-reducing bacteria (IRB) and methanogens, an archaea species [7,8,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Some actions of these microorganisms are also suggested to be protective against the corrosion of steels [37][38][39].…”

Section: A Brief History Of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (Mic)mentioning

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An Electrochemist Perspective of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

Blackwood

2018

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Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a major concern in a wide range of industries, with claims that it contributes 20% of the total annual corrosion cost. The focus of this present work is to review critically the most recent proposals for MIC mechanisms, with particular emphasis on whether or not these make sense in terms of their electrochemistry. It is determined that, despite the long history of investigating MIC, we are still a long way from really understanding its fundamental mechanisms, especially in relation to non-sulphate reducing bacterial (SRB) anaerobes. Nevertheless, we do know that both the cathodic polarization theory and direct electron transfer from the metal into the cell are incorrect. Electrically conducting pili also do not appear to play a role in direct electron transfer, although these could still play a role in aiding the mass transport of redox mediators. However, it is not clear if the microorganisms are just altering the local chemistry or if they are participating directly in the electrochemical corrosion process, albeit via the generation of redox mediators. The review finishes with suggestions on what needs to be done to further our understanding of MIC.

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Section: A Brief History Of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (Mic)mentioning

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An Electrochemist Perspective of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

Blackwood

2018

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“…Recently, strains capable of using the steel directly as an electron donor have also been isolated (Dinh et al, 2004 ; Uchiyama et al, 2010 ; Kato et al, 2014 ; Siegert et al, 2015 ). Consortia involving these microorganisms have been implicated in MIC in numerous environments (Zhang et al, 2003 ; Davidova et al, 2012 ; Usher et al, 2014 , 2015 ).…”

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Microbial Methane Production Associated with Carbon Steel Corrosion in a Nigerian Oil Field

Mand

Park

Okoro³

et al. 2016

Front. Microbiol.

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Microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) in oil field pipeline systems can be attributed to many different types of hydrogenotrophic microorganisms including sulfate reducers, methanogens and acetogens. Samples from a low temperature oil reservoir in Nigeria were analyzed using DNA pyrotag sequencing. The microbial community compositions of these samples revealed an abundance of anaerobic methanogenic archaea. Activity of methanogens was demonstrated by incubating samples anaerobically in a basal salts medium, in the presence of carbon steel and carbon dioxide. Methane formation was measured in all enrichments and correlated with metal weight loss. Methanogens were prominently represented in pipeline solids samples, scraped from the inside of a pipeline, comprising over 85% of all pyrosequencing reads. Methane production was only witnessed when carbon steel beads were added to these pipeline solids samples, indicating that no methane was formed as a result of degradation of the oil organics present in these samples. These results were compared to those obtained for samples taken from a low temperature oil field in Canada, which had been incubated with oil, either in the presence or in the absence of carbon steel. Again, methanogens present in these samples catalyzed methane production only when carbon steel was present. Moreover, acetate production was also found in these enrichments only in the presence of carbon steel. From these studies it appears that carbon steel, not oil organics, was the predominant electron donor for acetate production and methane formation in these low temperature oil fields, indicating that the methanogens and acetogens found may contribute significantly to MIC.

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“…2). Previously, black crust was observed under non-sulfidic conditions and classified as siderite, a common corrosion product of freshwater-microorganisms using CO 2 as terminal electron acceptor [49]. At transfer eight, we assessed Fe 0 corrosion, by determining ferrous (Fe 2+ ) iron accumulation (Fig.…”

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BalticMethanosarcinaandClostridiumcompete for electrons from metallic iron

Snoeyenbos-West

Löscher

Thamdrup

et al. 2019

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13Microbial induced corrosion of steel structures, used for transport or storage of fuels, 14 chemical weapons or waste radionuclides, is an environmental and economic threat. 15In non-sulfidic environments, the exact role of methanogens in steel corrosion is 16 poorly understood. From the non-sulfidic, methanogenic sediments of the Baltic Sea 17 corrosive communities were enriched using exclusively Fe 0 as electron donor and 18 CO 2 as electron acceptor. Methane and acetate production were persistent for three 19 years of successive transfers. Methanosarcina and Clostridium were attached to the 20 Fe 0 , and dominated metagenome libraries. Since prior reports indicated 21Methanosarcina were merely commensals, consuming the acetate produced by 22 acetogens, we investigated whether these methanogens were capable of Fe 0 corrosion 23 without bacterial partners (inhibited by an antibiotic cocktail). Unassisted, 24 methanogens corroded Fe 0 to Fe 2+ at similar rates to the mixed community. 25 Surprisingly, in the absence of competitive bacteria, Baltic-Methanosarcina produced 26 six times more methane than they did in the mixed community. This signifies that 27Baltic-Methanosarcina achieved better corrosion alone, exclusive of an operative 28 bacterial partner. Our results also show that together with acetogens, Methanosarcina 29 interact competitively to retrieve electrons from Fe 0 rather than as commensals as 30 previously assumed. 31 32

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The role of bacterial communities and carbon dioxide on the corrosion of steel

Cited by 37 publications

References 72 publications

An Electrochemist Perspective of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

An Electrochemist Perspective of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

Microbial Methane Production Associated with Carbon Steel Corrosion in a Nigerian Oil Field

BalticMethanosarcinaandClostridiumcompete for electrons from metallic iron

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