Monitoring CO2 and H2S Emission in Live Austrian and UK Concrete Sewer Pipes
Corrosion of concrete sewer pipes induced by sulfuric
acid is an acknowledged problem and a ticking time-bomb to sewer
operators. Whilst the chemical reaction of the corrosion process is
well-understood, the indirect roles of other parameters in the
corrosion process which are found in sewer environment are not
highly reflected on. This paper reports on a field studies undertaken
in Austria and United Kingdom, where the parameters of
temperature, pH, H2S and CO2 were monitored over a period of time.
The study establishes that (i) effluent temperature and pH have
similar daily pattern and peak times, when examined in minutes
scale; (ii) H2S and CO2 have an identical hourly pattern; (iii) H2S
instant or shifted relation to effluent temperature is governed by the
root mean square value of CO2.
[1] J. Vollertsen, A. H. Nielsen, H. S. Jensen, T.W. Andersen and T. H.
Jacobsen, “Corrosion of concrete sewers - The kinetics of hydrogen
sulphide oxidation.,” in Science of the Total Environment, 394, vol. 1,
2008, pp. 162-170.
[2] C. D. Parker, “Mechanics of Corrosion of Concrete Sewers by Hydrogen
Sulphide,” in Sewage and Industrial Wastes, 23, vol. 12, 1951, pp.
1477-1485.
[3] E. Vincke, N. Boon and W. Verstraete, “Analysis of the microbial
communities on corroded concrete sewer pipes - a case study,” in
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 57, vol. 5-6,2001, pp. 776-
785.
[4] D. P. Kelly and A. P. Wood,“Reclassification of some species of
Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov.,
Halothiobacillus gen. novand Thermithiobacillus gen. nov,” in
Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 50, 2000, pp. 511-516.
[5] C. G. Jin and. D. L. Won, Master plan for joint pitfalls, Rep. to Chf.
Engr. And Gen. Mgr. Of County Sanit. Dist. Of Los Angeles, 1989.
[6] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, H. S. Jensen, T. Wium-Andersen and T.
Hvitved-Jacobsen, “Influence of pipe material and surfaces on sulphide
related odor and corrosion in sewers,” in Water Research, 42, vol. 15,
2008, pp. 4206-4214.
[7] H. Satoh, M. Odagiri, “Microbial community structures and in situ
sulphate-reducing and sulphur-oxidizing activities in biofilms developed
on mortar specimens in a corroded sewer system,” in Water Research,
43, vol. 18, 2009, pp. 4729-4739.
[8] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, H. S. Jensen, H. I. Madsen and T. Hvitved-
Jacobsen, “Aerobic and anaerobic transformations of sulphide in a sewer
system - Field study and model simulations,” in Water Environment
Research, 80, vol. 1, 2008, pp.16-25.
[9] A. P. Joseph, J. Keller, H. Bustamante and P. L. Bond, “Surface
neutralization and H2S oxidation at early stages of sewer corrosion:
influence of temperature, relative humidity and H2S concentration,” in
Water Research, 13, vol. 46, 2012, pp. 4235-4245.
[10] A. Romanova, M. Mahmoodian and M. A. Alani, “Influence and
interaction of H2S, temperature and pH on concrete pipe corrosion
process,” in Int. J. of Civli, Architercural,Structural, Urban Science and
Engineering, 6, vol. 8, 2014, pp. 592-595.
[1] J. Vollertsen, A. H. Nielsen, H. S. Jensen, T.W. Andersen and T. H.
Jacobsen, “Corrosion of concrete sewers - The kinetics of hydrogen
sulphide oxidation.,” in Science of the Total Environment, 394, vol. 1,
2008, pp. 162-170.
[2] C. D. Parker, “Mechanics of Corrosion of Concrete Sewers by Hydrogen
Sulphide,” in Sewage and Industrial Wastes, 23, vol. 12, 1951, pp.
1477-1485.
[3] E. Vincke, N. Boon and W. Verstraete, “Analysis of the microbial
communities on corroded concrete sewer pipes - a case study,” in
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 57, vol. 5-6,2001, pp. 776-
785.
[4] D. P. Kelly and A. P. Wood,“Reclassification of some species of
Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov.,
Halothiobacillus gen. novand Thermithiobacillus gen. nov,” in
Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 50, 2000, pp. 511-516.
[5] C. G. Jin and. D. L. Won, Master plan for joint pitfalls, Rep. to Chf.
Engr. And Gen. Mgr. Of County Sanit. Dist. Of Los Angeles, 1989.
[6] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, H. S. Jensen, T. Wium-Andersen and T.
Hvitved-Jacobsen, “Influence of pipe material and surfaces on sulphide
related odor and corrosion in sewers,” in Water Research, 42, vol. 15,
2008, pp. 4206-4214.
[7] H. Satoh, M. Odagiri, “Microbial community structures and in situ
sulphate-reducing and sulphur-oxidizing activities in biofilms developed
on mortar specimens in a corroded sewer system,” in Water Research,
43, vol. 18, 2009, pp. 4729-4739.
[8] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, H. S. Jensen, H. I. Madsen and T. Hvitved-
Jacobsen, “Aerobic and anaerobic transformations of sulphide in a sewer
system - Field study and model simulations,” in Water Environment
Research, 80, vol. 1, 2008, pp.16-25.
[9] A. P. Joseph, J. Keller, H. Bustamante and P. L. Bond, “Surface
neutralization and H2S oxidation at early stages of sewer corrosion:
influence of temperature, relative humidity and H2S concentration,” in
Water Research, 13, vol. 46, 2012, pp. 4235-4245.
[10] A. Romanova, M. Mahmoodian and M. A. Alani, “Influence and
interaction of H2S, temperature and pH on concrete pipe corrosion
process,” in Int. J. of Civli, Architercural,Structural, Urban Science and
Engineering, 6, vol. 8, 2014, pp. 592-595.
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acid is an acknowledged problem and a ticking time-bomb to sewer
operators. Whilst the chemical reaction of the corrosion process is
well-understood, the indirect roles of other parameters in the
corrosion process which are found in sewer environment are not
highly reflected on. This paper reports on a field studies undertaken
in Austria and United Kingdom, where the parameters of
temperature, pH, H2S and CO2 were monitored over a period of time.
The study establishes that (i) effluent temperature and pH have
similar daily pattern and peak times, when examined in minutes
scale; (ii) H2S and CO2 have an identical hourly pattern; (iii) H2S
instant or shifted relation to effluent temperature is governed by the
root mean square value of CO2.
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