title: Efficacy of natural biocide on control of microbial induced corrosion in oil pipelines mediated by Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Desulfovibrio gigas.
abstract: 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 x 10(2) CFU/mL as well as biofilm cell counts of 9 x 10(1) 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.
authors: TERI, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India. meetal@teri.res.in
authors: Meeta
authors: M
authors: Lavania
authors: Priyangshu M
authors: PM
authors: Sarma
authors: Ajoy K
authors: AK
authors: Mandal
authors: Simrita
authors: S
authors: Cheema
authors: Banwari
authors: B
authors: Lal
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects; D003343:Corrosion; D045286:Desulfovibrio gigas / Q000187:drug effects*; D016969:Desulfovibrio vulgaris / Q000187:drug effects*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants