Influence and Interaction of Temperature, H2S and pH on Concrete Sewer Pipe Corrosion
Concrete sewer pipes are known to suffer from a process of hydrogen sulfide gas induced sulfuric acid corrosion. This leads to premature pipe degradation, performance failure and collapses which in turn may lead to property and health damage. The above work reports on a field study undertaken in working sewer manholes where the parameters of effluent temperature and pH as well as ambient temperature and concentration of hydrogen sulfide were continuously measured over a period of two months. Early results suggest that effluent pH has no direct effect on hydrogen sulfide build up; on average the effluent temperature is 3.5°C greater than the ambient temperature inside the manhole and also it was observed that hydrogen sulfate concentration increases with increasing temperature.
[1] Alani, A. Faramarzi, M. Mahmoodian, and K.F.Tee, "Prediction o
sulphide build-up in filled sewer pipes,”in Environmental Technology,
2014.
[2] E. RecioOviedo, D. Johnson and H. Shipley "Evaluation of hydrogen
sulphide concentration and control in a sewer system,” in Environmental
Technology, 33, vol. 10, 2012, pp 1207-121.
[3] L. Zhang, P. DeSchryver, B. DeGusseme, W. DeMuynck, N. Boon and
W. Verstraete, "Chemical and biological technologies for hydrogen
sulphide emission control in sewer systems: A review,” in Water
Research, 42, vol. 1-2, 2008, pp 1-12.
[4] H.S.Jensen, A.H. Nielsen, P.N.L. Lens , T. Hvitved-Jacobsen and J.
Vollertsen, "Modelling of hydrogen sulphide oxidation in concrete
corrosion products from sewer pipes,” in Water Environment Res., 81,
vol. 4, 2009, pp 365-373.
[5] A. Romanova, A. Faramarzi, M. Mahmoodian and M. A. Alani, "An
evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) model for prediction of H2S
induced corrosion in concrete sewer pipes,” in Prof. of Int. Conf,
Hydroinformatics, 2014.
[6] OFWAT. Maintaining Water and Sewerage Systems in Englandand
Wales, Our Proposed Approach for the 2004 Periodic Review. London.
2004.
[7] E. Vincke and E. Van Wanseele ,"Influence of polymer addition on
biogenic sulfuric acid attack of concrete,” International
Biodeterioration& Biodegradation , 49, vol. 4, 2002, pp. 283-292.
[8] W. KaempferandM. Berndt, "Polymer modified mortar with high
resistance to acid corrosion by biogenic sulphuric acid,” in Proc.of the
IX ICPIC Congress, Bologna, Italy, 1998, pp 681-687.
[9] G. H. Koch, M. P. H.Brongers, N. G. Thompson, Y. P. Virmani, and J.
H. Payer, "Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United
States,” in NACE International, 2002.
[10] Sydney Water, Annualexpenditures 2012/2013, 2014.
[11] C. D. Parker, "The Corrosion of Concrete .1. The Isolation of a Species
of Bacterium Associated with the Corrosion of Concrete Exposed to
Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen Sulphide,”in Experimental Biology
and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2, 1945, pp. 81-90.
[12] C. D. Parker, "Species of Sulphur Bacteria Associated with the
Corrosion of Concrete,” in Nature, 159, vol. 4039, 1947, pp. 439-440.
[13] D. P. Kelly and A. P. Wood,"Reclassification of some species of
Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov.,
Halothiobacillus gen. novandThermithiobacillus gen. nov,” in
Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 50, 2000, pp. 511-516.
[14] 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.
[15] T. Mori, M. Koga, et al., "Microbial Corrosion of Concrete Sewer Pipes,
H2s Production from Sediments and Determination of Corrosion
Rate,”in Water Science and Technology, 23, vol. 7-9,1991, pp. 1275-
1282.
[16] J. Vollertsen, A. H. Nielsen, et al., "Corrosion of concrete sewers - The
kinetics of hydrogen sulphide oxidation,”in Science of the Total
Environment, 394, vol. 1, 2008, pp.162-170.
[17] C. D. Parker, "The Corrosion of Concrete .2. The Function of
Thiobacillus-Concretivorus (Nov-Spec) in the Corrosion of Concrete
Exposed to Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen
Sulphide,”inExperimental Biology and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2,
1954,pp. 91-98.
[18] Unitracc. PrinzipiellerAblaufbei der BiogenenSchwefelsäure-Korrosion
in Anlehnungan. [Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stein & Partner GmbH].
[19] C. D. Parker, "Mechanics of Corrosion of Concrete Sewers by Hydrogen
Sulphide,” inSewage and Industrial Wastes, 23, vol. 12, 1951, pp. 1477-
1485.
[20] E. Vincke, N. Boon, et al., "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.
[21] J. Vollertsen, A. H. Nielsen, et al., "Corrosion of concrete sewers - The
kinetics of hydrogen sulphide oxidation.,” in Science of the Total
Environment, 394, vol. 1, 2008, pp. 162-170.
[22] J. S. Weiss,The occurrence of hydrogen sulphide in districts truck
sewers: Relationship to sewercrown corrosion, County Sanitation
District of Los Angeles County, Compton, Calif.
[23] 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.
[24] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, et al., "Influence of pipe material and
surfaces on sulphide related odor and corrosion in sewers,” in Water
Research, 42, vol. 15, 2008, pp. 4206-4214.
[25] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, et al., "Aerobic and anaerobic
transformations of sulphide in a sewer system - Field study and model
simulations,”in Water Environment Research, 80,
[1] Alani, A. Faramarzi, M. Mahmoodian, and K.F.Tee, "Prediction o
sulphide build-up in filled sewer pipes,”in Environmental Technology,
2014.
[2] E. RecioOviedo, D. Johnson and H. Shipley "Evaluation of hydrogen
sulphide concentration and control in a sewer system,” in Environmental
Technology, 33, vol. 10, 2012, pp 1207-121.
[3] L. Zhang, P. DeSchryver, B. DeGusseme, W. DeMuynck, N. Boon and
W. Verstraete, "Chemical and biological technologies for hydrogen
sulphide emission control in sewer systems: A review,” in Water
Research, 42, vol. 1-2, 2008, pp 1-12.
[4] H.S.Jensen, A.H. Nielsen, P.N.L. Lens , T. Hvitved-Jacobsen and J.
Vollertsen, "Modelling of hydrogen sulphide oxidation in concrete
corrosion products from sewer pipes,” in Water Environment Res., 81,
vol. 4, 2009, pp 365-373.
[5] A. Romanova, A. Faramarzi, M. Mahmoodian and M. A. Alani, "An
evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) model for prediction of H2S
induced corrosion in concrete sewer pipes,” in Prof. of Int. Conf,
Hydroinformatics, 2014.
[6] OFWAT. Maintaining Water and Sewerage Systems in Englandand
Wales, Our Proposed Approach for the 2004 Periodic Review. London.
2004.
[7] E. Vincke and E. Van Wanseele ,"Influence of polymer addition on
biogenic sulfuric acid attack of concrete,” International
Biodeterioration& Biodegradation , 49, vol. 4, 2002, pp. 283-292.
[8] W. KaempferandM. Berndt, "Polymer modified mortar with high
resistance to acid corrosion by biogenic sulphuric acid,” in Proc.of the
IX ICPIC Congress, Bologna, Italy, 1998, pp 681-687.
[9] G. H. Koch, M. P. H.Brongers, N. G. Thompson, Y. P. Virmani, and J.
H. Payer, "Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United
States,” in NACE International, 2002.
[10] Sydney Water, Annualexpenditures 2012/2013, 2014.
[11] C. D. Parker, "The Corrosion of Concrete .1. The Isolation of a Species
of Bacterium Associated with the Corrosion of Concrete Exposed to
Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen Sulphide,”in Experimental Biology
and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2, 1945, pp. 81-90.
[12] C. D. Parker, "Species of Sulphur Bacteria Associated with the
Corrosion of Concrete,” in Nature, 159, vol. 4039, 1947, pp. 439-440.
[13] D. P. Kelly and A. P. Wood,"Reclassification of some species of
Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov.,
Halothiobacillus gen. novandThermithiobacillus gen. nov,” in
Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 50, 2000, pp. 511-516.
[14] 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.
[15] T. Mori, M. Koga, et al., "Microbial Corrosion of Concrete Sewer Pipes,
H2s Production from Sediments and Determination of Corrosion
Rate,”in Water Science and Technology, 23, vol. 7-9,1991, pp. 1275-
1282.
[16] J. Vollertsen, A. H. Nielsen, et al., "Corrosion of concrete sewers - The
kinetics of hydrogen sulphide oxidation,”in Science of the Total
Environment, 394, vol. 1, 2008, pp.162-170.
[17] C. D. Parker, "The Corrosion of Concrete .2. The Function of
Thiobacillus-Concretivorus (Nov-Spec) in the Corrosion of Concrete
Exposed to Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen
Sulphide,”inExperimental Biology and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2,
1954,pp. 91-98.
[18] Unitracc. PrinzipiellerAblaufbei der BiogenenSchwefelsäure-Korrosion
in Anlehnungan. [Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stein & Partner GmbH].
[19] C. D. Parker, "Mechanics of Corrosion of Concrete Sewers by Hydrogen
Sulphide,” inSewage and Industrial Wastes, 23, vol. 12, 1951, pp. 1477-
1485.
[20] E. Vincke, N. Boon, et al., "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.
[21] J. Vollertsen, A. H. Nielsen, et al., "Corrosion of concrete sewers - The
kinetics of hydrogen sulphide oxidation.,” in Science of the Total
Environment, 394, vol. 1, 2008, pp. 162-170.
[22] J. S. Weiss,The occurrence of hydrogen sulphide in districts truck
sewers: Relationship to sewercrown corrosion, County Sanitation
District of Los Angeles County, Compton, Calif.
[23] 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.
[24] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, et al., "Influence of pipe material and
surfaces on sulphide related odor and corrosion in sewers,” in Water
Research, 42, vol. 15, 2008, pp. 4206-4214.
[25] A. H. Nielsen, J. Vollertsen, et al., "Aerobic and anaerobic
transformations of sulphide in a sewer system - Field study and model
simulations,”in Water Environment Research, 80,
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