Effect of Different Nanoparticles Silver, Iron Oxide and Titanium Oxide to Control Corrosion by Desulfovibrio Sp.Isolated from Oil Fields

Abstract

Abstract Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), or biocorrosion is a corrosion of metals in environment containing microorganism. The microorganisms can initiate corrosion or accelerate by their metabolic activities. Recently, MIC problems common in oil recovery which depend on seawater injection. Many of researchers have been investigated that Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is the major groups of microorganisms that cause corrosion. Pitting corrosion and sulfide generation in oil and gas fields are correlated to presence of SRB. Last decade, nanotechnology is alternative biocide of chlorine-free. Metal nanoparticles improve the antimicrobial activity of the metals. The biocidal activity of AgNPs, Fe2O3NPs and TiO2NPs against Desulfovibrio sp. (St.7) at 1 ppm, 50 ppm and 100 ppm concentrations as estimated by cell growth and H2S production was examined. AgNPs and Fe2O3NPs had no significant effect at a low concentration, 1 ppm, on both bacterial growth and sulfide production. Whereas, increasing NPs concentration to 50 ppm and 100 ppm led to a complete inhibition of both growth and sulfide production. TiO2NPs gave complete inhibitory effect on both growth and H2S production by Desulfovibrio sp. (St.7) at all the tested concentrations (1ppm, 50ppm, 100ppm). The study supports the use of such nanoparticles as a green biocide and safe method to control corrosion problem caused by sulphate reducing bacteria.