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Toward simulating offshore oilfield conditions: insights into microbiologically influenced corrosion from a dual anaerobic biofilm reactor

Toward simulating offshore oilfield conditions: insights into microbiologically influenced corrosion from a dual anaerobic biofilm reactor
Toward simulating offshore oilfield conditions: insights into microbiologically influenced corrosion from a dual anaerobic biofilm reactor
Oilfield systems are a multifaceted ecological niche, which consistently experiences microbiologically influenced corrosion. However, simulating the environmental conditions of an offshore system within the laboratory is notoriously difficult. A novel dual anaerobic biofilm reactor protocol allowed a complex mixed-species marine biofilm to be studied. Interestingly, electroactive corrosive bacteria and fermentative electroactive bacteria growth was supported within the biofilm microenvironment. Critically, the biotic condition exhibited pits with a greater average area, which is characteristic of microbiologically influenced corrosion. This research seeks to bridge the gap between experimental and real-world scenarios, ultimately enhancing the reliability of biofilm management strategies in the industry.
biofilms, carbon steel, electroactive microorganisms, microbiologically influenced corrosion, multiple lines of evidence, standardization
0099-2240
Jones, Liam M.
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Hanrahan, Niall
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Salta, Maria
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Thomas, Kathryn
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Wharton, Julian
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Webb, Jeremy S.
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Jones, Liam M.
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Jones, Liam M., Hanrahan, Niall, Salta, Maria, Lund Skovhus, Torben, Thomas, Kathryn, Illson, Timothy, Wharton, Julian and Webb, Jeremy S. , Reguera, Gemma (ed.) (2025) Toward simulating offshore oilfield conditions: insights into microbiologically influenced corrosion from a dual anaerobic biofilm reactor. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 91 (6), [e02221-24]. (doi:10.1128/aem.02221-24).

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Oilfield systems are a multifaceted ecological niche, which consistently experiences microbiologically influenced corrosion. However, simulating the environmental conditions of an offshore system within the laboratory is notoriously difficult. A novel dual anaerobic biofilm reactor protocol allowed a complex mixed-species marine biofilm to be studied. Interestingly, electroactive corrosive bacteria and fermentative electroactive bacteria growth was supported within the biofilm microenvironment. Critically, the biotic condition exhibited pits with a greater average area, which is characteristic of microbiologically influenced corrosion. This research seeks to bridge the gap between experimental and real-world scenarios, ultimately enhancing the reliability of biofilm management strategies in the industry.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 February 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 March 2025
Published date: 18 June 2025
Keywords: biofilms, carbon steel, electroactive microorganisms, microbiologically influenced corrosion, multiple lines of evidence, standardization

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Local EPrints ID: 500804
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500804
ISSN: 0099-2240
PURE UUID: 26e3b15f-9e39-4310-ad5c-413c8ba65888
ORCID for Liam M. Jones: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-0464
ORCID for Niall Hanrahan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-7049
ORCID for Julian Wharton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-017X
ORCID for Jeremy S. Webb: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2068-8589

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Date deposited: 13 May 2025 17:01
Last modified: 28 Aug 2025 02:13

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Author: Liam M. Jones ORCID iD
Author: Niall Hanrahan ORCID iD
Author: Maria Salta
Author: Torben Lund Skovhus
Author: Kathryn Thomas
Author: Timothy Illson
Author: Julian Wharton ORCID iD
Author: Jeremy S. Webb ORCID iD
Editor: Gemma Reguera

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