Current Overview of Corrosion Inhibition of API Steel in Different Environments.

API (American Petroleum Institute) steels are the most employed metal alloys in the oil industry due to their outstanding mechanical properties; however, their protection is considered as an imperative matter because of their corrosion damage vulnerability when exposed to different surroundings that provoke a rate increase in the concomitant redox reactions. This problematic situation becomes more relevant when the generation and/or use of one or various aqueous corrosive environments occur, in addition to process conditions, the result of which is extremely difficult to be controlled. For these reasons, the internal and external protection of exposed metallic systems are considered as a fundamental concern, where internal corrosion is often controlled through the addition of corrosion inhibitors (CIs).

Estimation of Digital Porosity of Electrospun Veils by Image Analysis.

The present work reports on an empirical mathematical expression for predicting the digital porosity (DP) of electrospun nanofiber veils, employing emulsions of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) and olive and orange oils. The electrospun nanofibers were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), observing orientation and digital porosity (DP) in the electrospun veils. To determine the DP of the veils, the SEM micrographs were transformed into a binary system, and then the threshold was established, and the nanofiber solid surfaces were emphasized.

Temperature Effect on the Corrosion Inhibition of Carbon Steel by Polymeric Ionic Liquids in Acid Medium.

In the present research work, the temperature effect on the corrosion inhibition process of API 5L X60 steel in 1 M HSO by employing three vinylimidazolium poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) was studied by means of electrochemical techniques, surface analysis and computational simulation. The results revealed that the maximal inhibition efficiency (75%) was achieved by Poly[VIMC4][Im] at 308 K and 175 ppm. The PILs showed displacements with respect to the blank from -14 mV to -31 mV, which revealed the behavior of mixed-type corrosion inhibitors (CIs).

Inhibition Mechanism of Some Vinylalkylimidazolium-Based Polymeric Ionic Liquids against Acid Corrosion of API 5L X60 Steel: Electrochemical and Surface Studies.

A corrosion inhibition mechanism of API 5L X60 steel exposed to 1.0 M HSO was proposed from the evaluation of three vinylalkylimidazolium poly(ionic liquids) (PILs), employing electrochemical and surface analysis techniques. The synthesized PILs were classified as mixed-type inhibitors whose surface adsorption was promoted mainly by bromide and imidazolate ions, which along with vinylimidazolium cations exerted a resistive effect driven by a charge transfer process by means of a protective PIL film with maximal efficiency of 85% at 175 ppm; the steel surface displayed less surface damage due to the formation of metal-PIL complex compounds.

Blue dye degradation in an aqueous medium by a combined photocatalytic and bacterial biodegradation process.

This paper aimed at implementing a treatment system for polluted water with textile dyes, starting with a photocatalytic decomposition process using sunlight as a source of energy and continuing with a bacterial biodegradation process, in order to reach degradation percentages higher than those obtained using only one of the processes mentioned above. When water treatment with the dye in the combined system was over, an acute ecotoxicity test was performed to make sure that toxic metabolites were not produced due to biodegradation. Solophenyl Blue azoic dye, and Erionyl Blue and Terasil Blue anthraquinone dye-colored solutions were treated with the Pd/Al Ce Zr catalyst in a solar collector for the photocatalytic process.

Phytoremediation of mine tailings by Brassica juncea inoculated with plant growth-promoting bacteria.

Mine tailings represent a serious environmental pollution problem and techniques such as phytoremediation using plant growth-promoting bacteria become an important solution due to their environmentally friendly nature. The study performed using Brassica juncea L. (Indian mustard) and plant growth-promoting bacteria such as Serratia K120, Enterobacter K125, Serratia MC107, Serratia MC119 and Enterobacter MC156 showed that plant roots colonization favored the transfer of metals to the plant, mainly Al and Pb from the 8 analyzed metals with bioaccumulation factors >1 for Al, Pb, Cd and Fe obtained with Serratia K120, Enterobacter K125, Serratia MC107, Serratia MC119 and Enterobacter MC156.

Sorption of BTEX on a nanoporous composite of SBA-15 and a calcined hydrotalcite.

Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and -xylene (BTEX) are hazardous volatile organic compounds mostly released from fuel combustion, paint gas emissions, and biomass burning. In this work, it is studied the BTEX sorption influence on the surface reactivity of a new kind of nanoporous composite, prepared via an in situ functionalization of SBA-15 with a Mg-Al calcined hydrotalcite (HT). During its preparation, Mg/Al mixed oxides are indeed formed and dispersed on the SBA-15 surface with non-blockage porosity.

Assessing the effects of heavy metals in ACC deaminase and IAA production on plant growth-promoting bacteria.

This study poses a methodology in order to simultaneously quantify ACC deaminase and IAA levels in the same culture medium. Ten bacterial strains isolated from plant rhizosphere naturally settled in mining residues were chosen. These bacterial strains were characterized as PGPB, and all of them showed at least three characteristics (indole-3 acetic acid and siderophore production, ACC deaminase enzyme activity, and inorganic phosphate solubilization).