Investigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition of 304 stainless steel by D-cysteine in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

H C Qian; W W Chang; W L Liu; T Y Cui; Z Li; D W Guo; C T Kwok; L M Tam; D W Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107953

Investigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition of 304 stainless steel by D-cysteine in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Bioelectrochemistry. 2022 Feb:143:107953. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107953. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Authors

H C Qian¹, W W Chang², W L Liu², T Y Cui², Z Li², D W Guo³, C T Kwok⁴, L M Tam³, D W Zhang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; National Materials Corrosion and Protection Data Center, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; BRI Southeast Asia Network for Corrosion and Protection (MOE), Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528000, China; Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, 999078, Macau. Electronic address: qianhc@ustb.edu.cn.
² Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; National Materials Corrosion and Protection Data Center, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
³ Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, 999078, Macau; Institute for the Development and Quality, 999078, Macau.
⁴ Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, 999078, Macau.
⁵ Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; National Materials Corrosion and Protection Data Center, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; BRI Southeast Asia Network for Corrosion and Protection (MOE), Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528000, China. Electronic address: dzhang@ustb.edu.cn.

PMID: 34583211
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107953

Abstract

The influence of D-cysteine (D-cys) on the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of 304 stainless steel caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated in this work. Immersion tests in the sterile and P. aeruginosa-inoculated culture media with different D-cys concentrations were carried out. The results showed that the addition of D-cys inhibited the formation of P. aeruginosa biofilms on stainless steel surfaces. D-cys itself did not affect the corrosion of stainless steel but could decrease the corrosion rate of MIC of stainless steel caused by P. aeruginosa. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) analysis indicated that the biofilm inhibition effect of D-cys greatly reduced the destructive effect of the adhered P. aeruginosa cells on the passive film of the stainless steel, thus inhibiting the MIC of the stainless steel.

Keywords: A. Microbiologically influenced corrosion; B. Stainless steel; C. D-cysteine; D. Scanning electrochemical microscopy.

MeSH terms

Stainless Steel*

Substances

Stainless Steel