Corrosion of Q235 steel affected by Pseudodesulfovibrio cashew differed with electron acceptors

Abstract

Sulfate and nitrate reducing bacteria are important culprits for microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) using sulfate and nitrate as electron acceptors, respectively. Sulfate and nitrate hold different standard electrode potentials, which may lead to differences in corrosion, but their effects on corrosion by the same bacteria have not been reported. The corrosion of Q235 steel affected by Pseudodesulfovibrio cashew (P. cashew) in the sulfate and nitrate media under carbon starvation was studied. It was found that sulfate and nitrate did not lead to differences in corrosion under abiotic conditions. However, P. cashew promoted corrosion in both cases, and the consumption of H₂ was the main mechanism for MIC. In addition, corrosion was more severe in the sulfate media. The higher corrosivity of P. cashew with sulfate as the electron acceptor is closely related to the higher number of sessile cells in the biofilm, higher bacterial motility, more hydrogen production pathways, and the increased gene expression of enzymes related to energy synthesis.

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