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Laboratory investigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion of Q235 carbon steel by halophilic archaea Natronorubrum tibetense

  • Hongchang Qian
  • , Dawei Zhang*
  • , Yuntian Lou
  • , Ziyu Li
  • , Dake Xu
  • , Cuiwei Du
  • , Xiaogang Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The influence of aerobic halophilic archaea Natronorubrum tibetense on the corrosion of Q235 carbon steel was investigated. In immersion tests, more serious corrosion was observed in the N. tibetense-inoculated medium than in the sterile medium. Compared with the uniform corrosion morphologies in the sterile medium, severe localized corrosion occurred in the inoculated medium. After 14 days of immersion, the presence of N. tibetense caused a weight loss of 0.051 g/cm2 of the steel, which was about two times larger than that in sterile medium (0.026 g/cm2). The starved N. tibetense exhibited more aggressive MIC against the steel when organic sources were deficient.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-161
Number of pages11
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume145
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Carbon steel
  • B. EIS
  • C. Microbiological corrosion

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