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Research on accelerating the corrosion of 7B04 aluminium alloy in the Lacticaseibacillus paracasei environment

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Microbially influenced corrosion is one of the main issues of concern in industries due to its significant economic impact. In this work, we focused on Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, a typical microorganism identified in the corrosion products of aircraft fuel systems. The corrosion behavior of the 7B04 aluminum alloy was investigated using electrochemical measurements. The surface morphology was examined using stereomicroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. It was observed that when the Al alloy was immersed in the bacterial system, the impedance value decreased and the corrosion current density increased compared to the sterile system. Furthermore, with increasing immersion time, the pH value was found to be smaller than that in the sterile system, indicating that the acidic metabolic products of the bacteria exacerbated the corrosion. These findings were further supported by surface analyses, and the corrosion mechanism was discussed.

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The work was supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (ZR2020QD081, ZR2021QD060), the Green innovation science and technology plan of colleges and universities in Shandong Province (No. 2020KJA014), National Natural Science Foundation of China (52101392) and Graduate Innovation Foundation of Yantai University, GIFYTU (No. KGIFYTU2314).

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ZZ carried out the experiments, performed the data analyses and wrote the manuscript. XG contributed to specifically performing the experiments and writing the original draft. BS contributed to data collection. WF contributed to data curation. JY contributed to the organization of experimental data. XZ contributed to investigation, conducting a research investigation process, and project administration. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Zhou, Z., Ge, X., Fan, W. et al. Research on accelerating the corrosion of 7B04 aluminium alloy in the Lacticaseibacillus paracasei environment. J Appl Electrochem 54, 381–392 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-023-01959-z

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