Potential of dynamic bacterial communities in the bio-corrosion process: a proof study with surface morphology of metal coupons.

ABSTRACT: Bio-corrosion is a well-known phenomenon of corrosion caused by bacterial communities. It is considered as a worldwide problem as it causes billion-dollar damages to the pipeline industries (mainly oil and gas) each year. Therefore, this investigation was undertaken to understand the significance of bacterial communities in the bio-corrosion system by studying the physical alteration in the metal surface of coupons through different techniques (EIS, XRD, FT-IR and SEM) and the community identification of consortia responsible for the corrosion. Furthermore, supporting data were obtained from APS reductase assays and DAPI microscopy. The EIS plots suggested that the metal coupons in a biotic system were more prone to corrosion than the coupons in an abiotic system. FT-IR analysis of the bio

SUBMITTER: Basera P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064554 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature