Corrosion of carbon steel C1010 in the presence of iron oxidizing bacteria Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Academic Article

abstract

• 2014 Elsevier Ltd. In this study, corrosion behaviors of carbon steel C1010 in the presence of an acidophilic, iron-oxidizing bacterial species Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans were examined. Results showed that A. ferrooxidans cells, with or without attaching to C1010 steel, accelerated its corrosion at a rate of 3-6 those of acidic water, at a pH of 2, without cells. A. ferrooxidans oxidized Fe²⁺ to Fe³⁺ as an energy source and the produced Fe³⁺ rapidly oxidized Fe⁰ to Fe²⁺ was proposed and verified as the reason. In addition, severe pitting corrosion was found on the C1010 steel surface in solutions containing A. ferrooxidans cells.

authors

• Castaneda, Homero

published proceedings

• Corrosion Science

author list (cited authors)

• Wang, H., Ju, L., Castaneda, H., Cheng, G., & Newby, B.

citation count

• 67

complete list of authors

• Wang, Hua||Ju, Lu-Kwang||Castaneda, Homero||Cheng, Gang||Newby, Bi-min Zhang

publication date

• December 2014

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Corrosion Science  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.corsci.2014.09.005

start page

• 250

end page

• 257

volume

• 89

issue

• C