Efficacy of natural biocide on control of microbial induced corrosion in oilpipelines mediated by Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Desulfovibrio gigas
Meeta Lavania , Priyangshu M. Sarma , Ajoy K. Manda , Simrita Cheema , Banwari La
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Received October 15, 2010,Revised December 16, 2010, Accepted , Available online
Volume 23,2011,Pages 1394-1402
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We compared the efficacy of a natural biocide with four chemical tetrakishydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfonate, benzyl trimethyl
ammonium chloride, and formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, to control microbial induced corrosion in oil pipelines. The efficacy of biocides
were monitored against Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Desulfovibrio gigas in experimental pipes by measuring cell counts, H2S production,
Fe(II) production, production of extracellular polymeric substances and structure of biofilm. The treatment with cow urine had minimum
planktonic cell counts of 3 102 CFU/mL as well as biofilm cell counts of 9 101 CFU/mL as compared with tetrakishydroxyl methyl
phosphonium sulfonate, benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde. Sulfide production was the lowest
with cow urine (0.08 mmol/L), followed by tetrakishydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfonate 0.72 mmol/L. On day 90 of treatment,
Fe(II) production was also found to be the lowest with cow urine. The scanning electron microscopic studies indicated that the biofilm
bacteria were killed by cow urine. These results demonstrate the cow urine mediated control of microbially induced corrosion, and this
is indicative of its potential as a viable substitute of toxic biocides. To the best of our knowledge, this seems to be the first report which
screens possible biocidal activity by cow urine as compared to the most common biocides which oil industry is currently using.
