Enhanced microbial corrosion of stainless steel by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans through the manipulation of substrate oxidation and overexpression of rus.

Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Yuta InabaScott Banta

Abstract

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cells can oxidize iron and sulfur and are key members of the microbial biomining communities that are exploited in the large-scale bioleaching of metal sulfide ores. Some minerals are recalcitrant to bioleaching due to the presence of other inhibitory materials in the ore bodies. Additives are intentionally included in processed metals to reduce environmental impacts and microbially influenced corrosion. We have previously reported a new aerobic corrosion mechanism where A. ferrooxidans cells combined with pyrite and chloride can oxidize low-grade stainless steel (SS304) with a thiosulfate-mediated mechanism. Here we explore process conditions and genetic engineering of the cells that enable corrosion of a higher grade steel (SS316). The addition of elemental sulfur and an increase in the cell loading resulted in a 74% increase in the corrosion of SS316 as compared to the initial sulfur- and cell-free control experiments containing only pyrite. The overexpression of the endogenous rus gene, which is involved in the cellular iron oxidation pathway, led to a further 85% increase in the corrosion of the steel in addition to the improvements made by changes to the process conditions. Thus, the modific...Continue Reading

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