Bio-Based Inhibitors to Mitigate Internal Corrosion in Crude Oil Pipelines

Surajit Dey, Ravi Kiran

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

According to a US DOT factsheet, about 12% of total pipeline accidents in the past 20 years are caused by internal pipeline corrosion. The internal corrosion in crude oil pipelines is caused by the contaminants and corrosives such as salt water, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and bacteria. Film-forming corrosion inhibitors are commonly used in small quantities to mitigate internal corrosion in steel pipelines, which can be expensive, environmentally unfriendly, and partially effective under certain pipeline conditions. The present study aims at utilizing a novel bio-based corrosion inhibitor to mitigate internal corrosion in pipelines. Polyols are sugar alcohols primarily derived from corn starch, which are demonstrated in the past to inhibit chloride-induced corrosion in structural steels through physisorption. In this preliminary study, brine-in-corn oil emulsions containing polyol with weights ranging between 0% and 3% are prepared and dripped on uncoated ASTM A572 steel specimens to assess the corrosion inhibition efficiency of polyols. Significant corrosion protection is achieved by employing polyols in oil emulsions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPipelines 2022
Subtitle of host publicationConstruction and Rehabilitation - Proceedings of Sessions of the Pipelines 2022 Conference
EditorsShaoqing Ge, Jeffrey A. Shoaf
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages73-78
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780784484289
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
EventPipelines 2022 Conference - Indianapolis, United States
Duration: Jul 31 2022Aug 3 2022

Publication series

NamePipelines 2022: Planning and Design - Proceedings of Sessions of the Pipelines 2022 Conference
Volume2

Conference

ConferencePipelines 2022 Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityIndianapolis
Period7/31/228/3/22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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