Severe corrosion of carbon steel in oil field produced water can be linked to methanogenic archaea containing a special type of hydrogenase.
S. Lahme, J. Mand, J. Longwell, R. Smith, D. Enning
The paper links severe carbon steel corrosion in oil field produced water to methanogenic archaea with a specific [NiFe] hydrogenase gene, identifying a potential biomarker for microbial-induced corrosion.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Jan 15, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology