Avaliação de biocidas no controle da corrosão microbiologicamente induzida do aço carbono 1020 por bactérias redutoras de sulfato

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Priscila Santos da
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/12030
• topic: Microbiologically induced corrosion; sulfate-reducing bacteria; electrochemical techniques; biocides; garlic oil; glutaraldehyde; Corrosão microbiologicamente induzida; bactérias redutoras de sulfato; técnicas eletroquímicas; biocidas; óleo de alho; glutaraldeído; CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA QUIMICA

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are the most important microorganisms involved in the microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC). These bacteria reduce sulfate, resulting in the production of H2S, which may influence the anodic and cathodic processes in the corrosion of metallic materials in marine environments, oil and wet soils. One way to prevent and control this type of corrosion is the addition of biocides to the corrosive environment. This work aims to evaluate the use of biocides to control MIC of AISI 1020 steel by SRB. For this, the behavior of MIC in carbon steel was evaluated in artificial seawater, under anaerobic conditions, in the absence and in the presence of a mixed culture containing SRB. A natural biocide (garlic oil) and a commercial one (glutaraldehyde) were used to control the corrosion caused by these bacteria. Two ways of biocide addition were evaluated: before the formation of biofilm and after its formation on the metal surface. Microbial growth on the steel surface was evaluated by quantifying the sessile SRB, by using the most probable number method (MPN).The electrochemical behavior of the steel in the absence and presence of SRB, as well as in the experiments containing the biocides, was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization, always using artificial seawater as the electrolytic medium. The biofilm formation and the corrosion products on the steel surface were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The results showed that the steel exposed to medium containing SRB exhibited an accelerated corrosion process when compared to systems without the microorganisms. This process was evidenced by a decrease in the magnitude of the capacitive loop, in EIS experiments, and an increase of the corrosion current density (Icorr), in polarization tests. By SEM analysis, it was possible to observe the formation of localized corrosion after the biofilm removal. The experiments with biocides, added before the formation of biofilms, showed a reduction in the number of sessile bacteria, compared with the tests without biocide performed on the same time period (7 days). It was also found a decrease in steel corrosive process, evidenced by an increase in the capacitive loops in the EIS tests, and by the smaller Icorr values in polarization tests, when compared to the biofilm formatted without biocides under the same conditions. Although it has not completely inhibited the growth of BRS sessile, garlic oil showed a greater reduction in corrosion process when compared to glutaraldehyde, indicating its possible application as a natural biocide under these conditions. The experiments performed with biocides added after the biofilm formation showed that glutaraldehyde exhibited high efficacy in reducing the number of sessile cells. On the contrary, the garlic oil exhibited a less effective action, suggesting that this compound could not completely penetrate the biofilm matrix. However, both biocides accelerated the steel corrosion process in the studied medium after 7 days of exposure