Modeling of heavy nitrate corrosion in anaerobe aquifer injection water biofilm: A case study in a flow rig

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 8627-8635

  Drønen, Karine ^d   Roalkvam, Irene ^b   Beeder, Janiche ^c   Torsvik, Terje ^d   Steen, Ida H ^b   Skauge, Arne ^a   Liengen, Turid ^c  

^a Uni CIPR   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d Uni Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOFILMS; CARBON STEEL; NITRATES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SALINE WATER; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER INJECTION;

DISPROPORTIONATIONS; INJECTION WATER; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESS; NITRATE REDUCTION; NITRATE SPECIES; SALINE AQUIFERS; SULFATE REDUCTION;

CORROSION;

NITRATE; SEA WATER; SULFATE; GREIGITE; GROUND WATER; IRON; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYSULFIDE; STEEL; SULFIDE; SULFUR; WATER;

ACETOBACTERIUM; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ANAEROBE; AQUIFER; ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL VOLUME; CORROSION; DESULFOBACTER; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENERGY YIELD; METABOLIC RATE; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOMICROBIUM; METHANOPLANUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PELOBACTER; REDUCTION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SALINITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFILMS; CORROSION; DESULFOVIBRIO; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SALINITY; STEEL; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; WATER;

EID: 84905638576     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500839u     Document Type: Article

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