Abstract
Currently, corrosion rates (CR) and/or corrosion products (CP) obtained for methanogen-induced microbiologically influenced corrosion (Mi-MIC) on carbon steel are mainly analyzed from static-incubations. By using a multiport-flow-column, much higher CRs (0.72 mm/yr) were observed, indicating static-incubations are not suitable for determining the corrosive potential of Mi-MIC. With the combination of various analytical methods (ToF-SIMS/SEM-EDS/SEM-FIB) and contrary to previously published data, we observed that CPs contained phosphorus, oxygen, magnesium, calcium and iron but lacked carbon-related species (e.g. siderite). Overall, siderite nucleation is disrupted by methanogens, as they convert aqueous bicarbonate into carbon dioxide for methanogenesis resulting in increased localized corrosion.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 109179 |
Journal | Corrosion Science |
Volume | 180 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon steel
- Microbiologically influenced corrosion
- Modelling studies
- Reactor conditions
- SEM
- SIMS
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science