Research Article
Microbial Corrosion of API 5L X-70 Carbon Steel by ATCC 7757 and Consortium of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
Table 1
Comparison of corrosion rate for ATCC 7757 and isolated SRB (Sg. Ular) inoculated at 37°C for 30 days.
| ATCC 7757 SRB’s bacteria | Corrosion rate (mm/yr) | Sg. Ular SRB’s bacteria | Corrosion rate (mm/yr) |
| Sterile (without bacteria) | 0.0507 ± 0.013 | Sterile (without bacteria) | 0.0346 ± 0.010 | Inoculated | 0.2530 ± 0.040 | Inoculated | 0.2017 ± 0.032 |
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