Acceleration of corrosion of 304 stainless steel by outward extracellular electron transfer of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm

Luyao Huang, Weiwei Chang, Dawei Zhang*, Ye Huang, Ziyu Li, Yuntian Lou, Hongchang Qian, Chengying Jiang, Xiaogang Li, Arjan Mol

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Abstract

The influence of outward extracellular electron transfer (EET) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in accelerating corrosion of 304 stainless steel was investigated. With less NO3 available as electron acceptor, P. aeruginosa biofilm accelerated the pitting corrosion. The ICP-MS and XPS results indicated that P. aeruginosa promoted the bioreductive dissolution of iron oxides in the passive film of stainless steel. Using in situ scanning electrochemical microscopy, we established a relationship between this accelerated deterioration of the passive film and the EET process mediated by the conversion of the redox states of pyocyanin secreted by P. aeruginosa.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110159
Number of pages12
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume199
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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Keywords

  • Extracellular electron transfer
  • Microbiological corrosion
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Stainless steel

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