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Effect of Shewanella RCRI7 bacteria on the corrosion behavior of stainless steel (304SS) and carbon steel (St37)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

H. Adelkhani 1
M.J. Shirdoust 2
H. Jafari 2
F. Fatemi 1
H. Hosienpour 3
T. Rabiee Samani 3

1 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI, P.O.Box:11365-8486, Tehran-Iran

2 Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran-Iran

3 Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, Fatsa Company, Postal Code: 81664111, Isfahan – Iran

https://doi.org/10.24200/nst.2022.1050.1708
Abstract
In this article, the corrosion behavior of stainless steel (SS304) and carbon steel (St37) has been studied using immersion and potentiodynamic polarization methods in the presence of Shewanella RCRI7 bacteria. The results show that the corrosion behavior of SS304 and St37 is affected by passivation and biofilm formation. Based on the results of the immersion test, the corrosion behavior of SS304 has been much affected by passivation and the alloying elements (Cr, Ni, Mn, and Mo) so that the corrosion rate of SS304 decreased by 30% in presence of Shewanella RCRI7 bacteria at the first and fourth day of immersion. The corrosion rate in St37 has been decreased by 38% and 79% on the first and fourth day of immersion respectively, which indicates the impact of the biofilm on corrosion behavior. Potentiodynamic polarization tests show that cathodic reactions are affected by Shewanella RCRI7 bacteria and consequently the corrosion potential (Ecorr) is shifted to more negative potentials (from
-360mV to -560mV for SS304 and from -610mV to -690mV for St37).

Highlights

  1. W. Huang, et al, Kinetics and pH-dependent uranium bioprecipitation by Shewanella putrefaciens under aerobic conditions, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 312(3), 531-541 (2017).

 

  1. L. Sheng, J.B. Fein, Uranium reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 as a function of NaHCO3 concentration: surface complexation control of reduction kinetics, Environmental Science & Technology, 48(7), 3768-3775 (2014).

 

  1. R. Ghasemi, et al, Evaluation of mtr cluster expression in Shewanella RCRI7 during uranium removal, Archives of Microbiology, 202(10), 2711-2726 (2020).

 

  1. J.F. Heidelberg, et al, Genome sequence

of the dissimilatory metal ion–reducing

bacterium Shewanella oneidensis, Nature Biotechnology, 20(11), 1118-1123 (2002).

 

  1. P. Wang, et al, Effects of riboflavin and AQS as electron shuttles on U (vi) reduction and precipitation by Shewanella putrefaciens. RSC Advances, 8(54), 30692-30700 (2018).

 

  1. M. Baiget, et al., Uranium removal from a contaminated effluent using a combined microbial and nanoparticle system, New Biotechnology, 30(6), 788-792(2018).

 

  1. J.X. Liu, et al, U (VI) reduction by Shewanella oneidensis mediated by anthraquinone-2-sulfonate, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 25(12), 4144-4150 (2015).

 

  1. F.Y. Huang, et al, Uranium speciation and distribution in Shewanella putrefaciens and anaerobic granular sludge in the uranium immobilization process, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 326(1), 393-405 (2020).

 

  1. A.N. Nozhevnikova, E.A. Botchkova, V.K. Plakunov, Multi-species biofilms in ecology, medicine, and biotechnology, Microbiology, 84(6), 731-750 (2015).

 

  1. R. Kiran, S.A. Patil, Microbial electroactive biofilms, In Introduction to Biofilm Engineering, American Chemical Society, 159-186 (2019).

 

  1. A. Jasu, R.R. Ray, Biofilm mediated strategies to mitigate heavy metal pollution: A critical review in metal bioremediation, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 37, 102183 (2021).

 

  1. H. Liu, L. Xu, J. Zeng, Role of corrosion products in biofilms in microbiologically induced corrosion of carbon steel, Brit. Corrosion J., 35(2), 131–135 (2000).

 

  1. Y.K. Lee, Microbial Biotachnology: Principles and Application, Chapter 2 (2006).

 

  1. P. Linhardt, Failure of chromium–nickel steel in a hydroelectric power plant by manganese oxidizing bacteria, in: E. Heitz, -C.H. Fleming, W. Sand (Eds.), Microbially Influenced Corrosion of Materials, Springer Verlag, 221 (1996).

 

  1. Little, F. Mansfeld, Proceedings of the H.H. Uhlig Symposium on Passivity of Stainless Steels in Natural Seawater, The Electrochem. Soc., 94-26, 42-45 (1994).

 

  1. E. Zhou, et al, Accelerated Corrosion of 2304 Duplex Stainless Steel by Marine Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm, Int. Biodeterior. Biodegrad., 127, 1–9 (2018).

 

  1. R.B. Miller Ii, et al, Uniform and Pitting Corrosion of Carbon Steel by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 84, 1–14 (2018).

 

  1. K. Phuri, X.A.R. Da, Accelerated corrosion of 316L stainless steel caused by Shewanella algae biofilm, ACS Appl. Bio Mater., (2020).

 

  1. H. Qian, et al, Effect of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration on the Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Q235 Carbon Steel by Halophilic Archaeon Natronorubrum tibetense, Front. Microbiol., 10, 844 (2019).

 

  1. Y. Lou, et al, Microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition of carbon steel via biomineralization induced by Shewanella putrefacien, npj Mater, Degrad., 5 (59), 1-10 (2021).

 

  1. A.S.M. Handbook, Corrosion: fundamentals, testing, and protection, Volume 13A (2003).

 

  1. Standard Reference Test Method for Making Potentiodynamic Anodic Polarization Measurements, ASTM G5-14 (2014).

 

  1. Standard Practice for Calculation of Corrosion Rates and Related Information From Electrochemical Measurements, ASTM G102-89 (2015).

 

  1. N.V. Likhanova, et al, The effect of ionic liquids with imidazolium and pyridinium cations on the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic environment, Corro. Sci., 52, 2088-2097 (2010).

 

  1. C.W. Kovach, J.D. Redmond, High performance stainless steels and microbiologically influenced corrosion, www.avestasheffield.com, acom 1–1997 (1997).

 

  1. S.C. Dexter, J.P. LaFontain, Effect of natural marine biofilms on galvanic corrosion, Corrosion, 54(11), 851–861 (1998).

Keywords

Shewanella RCRI7 bacteria
Stainless steel
Carbon steel
Corrosion
Biofilm
Bioremediation
  1. W. Huang, et al, Kinetics and pH-dependent uranium bioprecipitation by Shewanella putrefaciens under aerobic conditions, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 312(3), 531-541 (2017).

 

  1. L. Sheng, J.B. Fein, Uranium reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 as a function of NaHCO3 concentration: surface complexation control of reduction kinetics, Environmental Science & Technology, 48(7), 3768-3775 (2014).

 

  1. R. Ghasemi, et al, Evaluation of mtr cluster expression in Shewanella RCRI7 during uranium removal, Archives of Microbiology, 202(10), 2711-2726 (2020).

 

  1. J.F. Heidelberg, et al, Genome sequence

of the dissimilatory metal ion–reducing

bacterium Shewanella oneidensis, Nature Biotechnology, 20(11), 1118-1123 (2002).

 

  1. P. Wang, et al, Effects of riboflavin and AQS as electron shuttles on U (vi) reduction and precipitation by Shewanella putrefaciens. RSC Advances, 8(54), 30692-30700 (2018).

 

  1. M. Baiget, et al., Uranium removal from a contaminated effluent using a combined microbial and nanoparticle system, New Biotechnology, 30(6), 788-792(2018).

 

  1. J.X. Liu, et al, U (VI) reduction by Shewanella oneidensis mediated by anthraquinone-2-sulfonate, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 25(12), 4144-4150 (2015).

 

  1. F.Y. Huang, et al, Uranium speciation and distribution in Shewanella putrefaciens and anaerobic granular sludge in the uranium immobilization process, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 326(1), 393-405 (2020).

 

  1. A.N. Nozhevnikova, E.A. Botchkova, V.K. Plakunov, Multi-species biofilms in ecology, medicine, and biotechnology, Microbiology, 84(6), 731-750 (2015).

 

  1. R. Kiran, S.A. Patil, Microbial electroactive biofilms, In Introduction to Biofilm Engineering, American Chemical Society, 159-186 (2019).

 

  1. A. Jasu, R.R. Ray, Biofilm mediated strategies to mitigate heavy metal pollution: A critical review in metal bioremediation, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 37, 102183 (2021).

 

  1. H. Liu, L. Xu, J. Zeng, Role of corrosion products in biofilms in microbiologically induced corrosion of carbon steel, Brit. Corrosion J., 35(2), 131–135 (2000).

 

  1. Y.K. Lee, Microbial Biotachnology: Principles and Application, Chapter 2 (2006).

 

  1. P. Linhardt, Failure of chromium–nickel steel in a hydroelectric power plant by manganese oxidizing bacteria, in: E. Heitz, -C.H. Fleming, W. Sand (Eds.), Microbially Influenced Corrosion of Materials, Springer Verlag, 221 (1996).

 

  1. Little, F. Mansfeld, Proceedings of the H.H. Uhlig Symposium on Passivity of Stainless Steels in Natural Seawater, The Electrochem. Soc., 94-26, 42-45 (1994).

 

  1. E. Zhou, et al, Accelerated Corrosion of 2304 Duplex Stainless Steel by Marine Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm, Int. Biodeterior. Biodegrad., 127, 1–9 (2018).

 

  1. R.B. Miller Ii, et al, Uniform and Pitting Corrosion of Carbon Steel by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 84, 1–14 (2018).

 

  1. K. Phuri, X.A.R. Da, Accelerated corrosion of 316L stainless steel caused by Shewanella algae biofilm, ACS Appl. Bio Mater., (2020).

 

  1. H. Qian, et al, Effect of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration on the Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Q235 Carbon Steel by Halophilic Archaeon Natronorubrum tibetense, Front. Microbiol., 10, 844 (2019).

 

  1. Y. Lou, et al, Microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition of carbon steel via biomineralization induced by Shewanella putrefacien, npj Mater, Degrad., 5 (59), 1-10 (2021).

 

  1. A.S.M. Handbook, Corrosion: fundamentals, testing, and protection, Volume 13A (2003).

 

  1. Standard Reference Test Method for Making Potentiodynamic Anodic Polarization Measurements, ASTM G5-14 (2014).

 

  1. Standard Practice for Calculation of Corrosion Rates and Related Information From Electrochemical Measurements, ASTM G102-89 (2015).

 

  1. N.V. Likhanova, et al, The effect of ionic liquids with imidazolium and pyridinium cations on the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic environment, Corro. Sci., 52, 2088-2097 (2010).

 

  1. C.W. Kovach, J.D. Redmond, High performance stainless steels and microbiologically influenced corrosion, www.avestasheffield.com, acom 1–1997 (1997).

 

  1. S.C. Dexter, J.P. LaFontain, Effect of natural marine biofilms on galvanic corrosion, Corrosion, 54(11), 851–861 (1998).

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