Electrochemical analysis of the microbiologically influenced corrosion of steels by sulfate-reducing bacteria |
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Authors: | Kyung-Man Moon Hwang-Rae Cho Myung-Hoon Lee Sung-Kyu Shin Sung-Cheol Koh |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Materials Engineering,Korea Maritime University,Busan,Korea;2.Department of Marine System Engineering,Korea Maritime University,Busan,Korea;3.Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering,Korea Maritime University,Busan,Korea |
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Abstract: | The differences between the general corrosion and microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of steels were investigated
in terms of its electrochemical behavior and surface phenomena. The corrosion potential of steels in the absence of SRB (sulfate-reducing
bacteria) shifted to a negative value with the immersion time. However, the potential of the presence of SRB shifted to a
positive value after 30 days' incubation, indicating the growth of SRB biofilms on the test metal specimens and the formation
of corrosion products. In addition, the color of a medium inoculated with SRB changed from gray to black. The change in color
appeared to be caused by the formation of pyrites (FeS) as a corrosion product, while no significant change in color was observed
in a medium without SRB inoculation. Moreover, corrosion rates of various steels tested for MIC were higher compared to those
of steels in the absence of SRB. In particular, the corrosion current density of TMCP steels in the presence of SRB was larger
than that of other steels. Pitting corrosion was also observed at the surface of all steels in the SRB-inoculated medium.
The pitting corrosion likely occurred due to SRB that was associated with the increasing corrosion rates through increasing
cathodic reactions, which caused a reduction of sulfate to sulfide as well as the formation of an oxygen concentration cell. |
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