Evaluation of a biocide effect upon microbiologically influenced corrosion of mild steel

M. J.Hernández Gayosso, G. Zavala Olivares, N. Ruiz Ordaz, R. Garcia Esquivel

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Abstract

The microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a very dangerous process, which affects the oil industry. The activity and microorganisms' growth at the pipelines steel cause surface modifications, which can induce a more complex corrosion process. The biocide evaluation for the MIC decrease has been normally based upon microbiological tests, and just a few references mention alternating methods which can be used as criteria for their evaluation. In this work, a commercial biocide was tested, using different electrochemical laboratory techniques, to determine its effect upon a biofilm generating bacteria consortium. Using microbiological techniques, the biocide lethal concentration was determined, and a concentration of 200 ppm was used to kill completely the consortium population in both, plancktonic and sessile parts. The electrochemical techniques: Polarisation Resistance (PR) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), allowed describing the corrosion process associated to the microbial consortium and the biocide effect upon it.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)624-629
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials and Corrosion
Volume56
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2005
Externally publishedYes

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