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Broad spectrum corrosion inhibition: corrosion and microbial (SRB) growth inhibiting effects of Piper guineense extract

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To assess the prospect of exploiting biomass extracts for the simultaneous control of chemical- and microbial-influenced corrosion, we herein describe experimental and computational studies to probe the corrosion inhibition and biocidal efficacy of aqueous extracts of Piper guineense (PG). Proximate phytochemical analysis of PG revealed the presence of alkaloids (3.1%), tannins (0.9%) and saponins (11.0%). The corrosion-inhibiting effect of the extract was appraised on low-carbon steel corrosion in 1-M HCl and 0.5-M H2SO4 using gravimetric and electrochemical techniques, whereas the agar disc diffusion method was employed to determine the biocidal effect of the extract on the corrosion-associated sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), Desulfotomaculum species. PG was found to be an excellent inhibitor for both corrosion and SRB growth. Both effects are attributed to the phytochemical constituents present in the extract. The corrosion process was inhibited by adsorption of the extract organic matter on the steel surface, whereas the antimicrobial effect results from disruption of the growth and essential metabolic functions of the SRB. We have relied on quantum chemical computations and molecular dynamics simulations to highlight the individual contributions of some extract constituents to the observed corrosion-inhibiting effect.

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This project is supported by TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the developing World, under the TWAS Grants for Research Units in Developing Countries Program (TWAS-RGA08-005) and the Education Trust Fund (ETF); under batch one of ETF 2009/2010 research projects intervention for the Federal University of Technology Owerri.

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  1. Electrochemistry and Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology Owerri, PMB 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

    E. E. Oguzie, C. E. Ogukwe & C. B. Adindu

  2. Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

    J. N. Ogbulie, F. C. Nwanebu & I. O. Udeze

  3. Department of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

    K. L. Oguzie

  4. Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

    F. C. Eze

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Oguzie, E.E., Ogukwe, C.E., Ogbulie, J.N. et al. Broad spectrum corrosion inhibition: corrosion and microbial (SRB) growth inhibiting effects of Piper guineense extract. J Mater Sci 47, 3592–3601 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-6205-1

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