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Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection  2021, Vol. 41 Issue (4): 429-438    DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2020.133
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Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Offshore Pipelines
LI Guangquan1, LI Guangfang2, WANG Junqiang3, ZHANG Tiansui2, ZHANG Fei2, JIANG Ximin1, LIU Hongfang2()
1.Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation (SSC), Beijing 100020, China
2.Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
3.China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (CSEI), Beijing 100029, China
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Abstract  

As the most important method for massive and long haul transportation of oil and gas resources, offshore pipelines undertake the significant tasks of oil and gas gathering and transportation, namely the “lifeline” of offshore oil and gas engineering. However, microbiologically influenced corrosion in the marine environment is one of the important causes of corrosion damage to offshore pipelines. Based on the service environment of marine oil and gas pipelines, this paper reviews the research progress of microbiologically influenced corrosion failure of coastal pipelines in the marine environment, focusing on the regularity and mechanism of corrosion induced by sulfate reducing bacteria and iron oxidizing bacteria, which are representative bacteria for the corrosion occurrence in the marine environment. Also, the corresponding protection methods of pipelines are summarized, which provides reference for the research on microbiologically influenced corrosion damage and the corrosion control engineering of pipelines operated in marine environment.
Key words:  offshore pipeline      microbiologically influenced corrosion      corrosion protection     
Received:  26 July 2020     
ZTFLH:  TG174  
Fund: National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0802301)
Corresponding Authors:  LIU Hongfang     E-mail:  liuhf@hust.edu.cn
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LI Guangquan, LI Guangfang, WANG Junqiang, ZHANG Tiansui, ZHANG Fei, JIANG Ximin, LIU Hongfang. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Offshore Pipelines. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2021, 41(4): 429-438.

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Fig.1  Illustration of the mechanism of the biocatalytic cathodic sulfate reduction theory[28,29]
Fig.2  Three electron transfer pathways in MIC by sessile SRB cells[16]
Fig.3  Iron reaction pathways of pitting potentially caused by oxygen and Fe(OH)3 precipitation (a) and crevice corrosion in the presence of IOB (b)[36]
Fig.4  Formation propagation mechanism of pitting corrosion in the mixture of SRB and IOB: (a) initial period, (b) formation of biofilm, (c) formation and propagation of pitting corrosion
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