Abstract
Microbiocides are used to control problematic microorganisms. High doses of microbiocides cause environmental and operational problems. Therefore, using microbiocide enhancers to make microbiocides more efficacious is highly desirable. 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) is a popular biodegradable microbiocide. D-Amino acids have been used in lab tests to enhance microbiocides to treat microbial biofilms. In this investigation, D-tyrosine was used to enhance DBNPA against Desulfovibrio vulgaris biofilm on C1018 carbon steel. After 7days of incubation, the mass loss of coupons without treatment chemicals in the ATCC 1249 culture medium was found to be 3.1 ± 0.1mg/cm2. With 150ppm (w/w) DBNPA in the culture medium, the mass loss was reduced to 1.9 ± 0.1mg/cm2 accompanied by a 1-log reduction in the sessile cell count. The 150ppm DBNPA + 1ppm D-tyrosine combination attained an extra 3-log reduction in sessile cell count and an additional 30% reduction in mass loss compared with 150ppm DBNPA only treatment. The combination also led to a smaller maximum pit depth. Linear polarization resistance (LPR), electrochemical impedance spectrometry (EIS), and potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) tests corroborated the enhancement effects.
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