Influence of Temperature on Microbial Induced Corrosion of Tank Bottom for Crude Oil Storage

doi:10.11902/1005.4537.2021.273

Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection

2022, Vol. 42

Issue (6): 1051-1057 DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2021.273

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Influence of Temperature on Microbial Induced Corrosion of Tank Bottom for Crude Oil Storage

MA Kaijun¹, WANG Mengmeng¹, SHI Zhenlong¹, CHEN Changfeng²(

), JIA Xiaolan²

1. Eastern Oil Storage and Transportation Co. Ltd., Pipe China Network Corporation, Xuzhou 221008, China
2. School of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China

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MA Kaijun, WANG Mengmeng, SHI Zhenlong, CHEN Changfeng, JIA Xiaolan. Influence of Temperature on Microbial Induced Corrosion of Tank Bottom for Crude Oil Storage. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2022, 42(6): 1051-1057.

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Abstract

The influence of temperature on the microbial induced corrosion (uniform corrosion rate and local corrosion rate) of the tank bottom for crude oil storage was assessed by means of 16S rRNA gene sequencing, as well as scanning electron microscope and laser confocal microscope in terms of the characteristics of microbial populations, and the morphology of the microbial film, and the characteristics of pitting. The results showed that the water microorganisms on the tank bottom composed of mesophilic and thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), and saprophytic bacteria (TGB). The uniform corrosion rate of the Q235A steel plate reached a peak at 65 ℃, however, the overall corrosion rate was slight. The pitting corrosion rate peaked at 35 ℃, reaching 0.8 mm/a, and the pitting corrosion rate decreased significantly at temperatures below 25 ℃ and over 85 ℃. The influence of temperature on the microbial induced corrosion of the Q235A steel plate of tank floor is related to the temperature tolerance of microbial species. The temperature range between 30 and 70 ℃ is the sensitive temperature range of pitting corrosion. The emerge of corrosion pits are related to the growth of colony clusters, while microbes first form clusters on the metal surface. Therefore,during the process of metabolism, the metal beneath the colonies was rapidly corroded.

Key words: tank bottom corrosion microbial corrosion pitting sulfate reducing bacteria saprophytic bacteria temperature resistance

Received: 09 October 2021

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Fig.1 Microbial corrosion images of the bottom plate of a stock tank, showing the local corrosion in the weld area (a) and pitting pit in the middle of the plate (b)

Fig.2 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis of the abundance distributions of phylum (a) and genus (b) of microorganisms in water at the tank bottom

Table 1 Abundance and characteristics of microorganisms in water at the tank bottom

Fig.3 Influences of temperature on the uniform corrosion rate (a) and maximum pitting depth (b) of the microbiological corrosion of the bottom plate of a stock tank

Fig.4 Surface morphologies (a, c, e) and pitting morphologies (b, d, f) of the bottom plate of a stock tank after microbial corrosion at 25 ℃ (a, b), 35 ℃ (c, d) and 65 ℃ (e, f)

Fig.5 Internal view of a pitting pit formed on the bottom plate of a stock tank after corrosion at 35 ℃

Fig.6 Contour morphologies of the largest pitting pits formed after corrosion at 25 ℃ (a), 35 ℃ (b) and 65 ℃ (c)

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