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- Title
Role of calcium-depositing bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens and its influence on corrosion of different engineering metals used in cooling water system.
- Authors
Narenkumar, Jayaraman; Sathishkumar, Kuppusamy; Selvi, Adikesavan; Gobinath, Rajagopalan; Murugan, Kadarkarai; Rajasekar, Aruliah
- Abstract
The present investigation deals with the role of calcium-depositing bacterial community on corrosion of various engineering metals, namely, brass alloy (BS), copper (Cu), stainless steel (SS) and mild steel (MS). Based on the corrosion behavior, Agrobacterium tumefaciens EN13, an aerobic bacterium is identified as calcium-depositing bacteria on engineering metals. The results of the study are supported with biochemical characterization, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, calcium quantification, weight loss, electrochemical (impedance and polarization) and surface analysis (XRD and FTIR) studies. The calcium quantification study showed carbonate precipitation in abiotic system/biotic system as 50 and 700 ppm, respectively. FTIR results too confirmed the accumulation of calcium deposits from the environment on the metal surface by EN13. Electrochemical studies too supported the corrosion mechanism by showing a significant increase in the charge transfer resistance ( R ) of abiotic system (44, 33.6, 45, 29.6 Ω cm) than compared to biotic system (41, 10.1 29 and 25 Ω cm). Hence, the outcome of the present study confirmed the enhanced bioaccumulation behavior of calcium by the strain, EN13.
- Subjects
AGROBACTERIUM tumefaciens; CORROSION &; anti-corrosives; STRENGTH of materials; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; METALLIC surfaces
- Publication
3 Biotech, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
2190-572X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13205-017-1007-z