公开(公告)号：US20200165509A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16672152

申请日：2019-11-01

Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Inventor： Xiaozhou Zhang ,  Dennis R. Enning ,  Meytal B. Higgins ,  Jaspreet Mand ,  Fang Cao ,  Giovanni Pilloni ,  Mohor Chatterjee

IPC: C09K8/54 ,  C09K8/536

Abstract: Provided are methods for diagnosing, monitoring and mitigating microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). The methods employ steps to determine the nature and concentration of biological signatures, formed through metabolism of microorganisms, and correlating the biological signatures with MIC. Based on such analyses, appropriate MIC mitigation strategies may be implemented so as to efficiently target MIC at sites of interest. The methods advantageously allow selection of appropriate MIC mitigation treatments that correspond to the level of severity of the MIC and based on historical data correlating particular biological signatures with particular MIC risk.