AT A GLANCE Project Information
Project Title: BIOCOR ITN – Collaborative research and training across Europe
Project Objective: The main objectives of the BIOCOR ITN project are: researcher, capable of addressing and managing all aspects of related to MIC,
expertise in this area.
Project Duration and Timing:
Project Funding: Marie Curie Programme under the FP7 People Programme –
MAIN CONTACT
Dr Régine Basséguy Tel: Email: Web:
“BIOCOR has played an active role in the wider academic community since its inception” “The multidisciplinary
aspect of the
project has been crucial, as well as the inclusion of both academia and industry,” continues Dr Basséguy. “After four years of working together like this, we feel that we have succeeded in bringing these two sectors closer together, not only in their understanding of each other but also in ensuring close relations for the future.”
Oil and gas industry The oil and gas industry extensively uses carbon steel for pipelines, water injection
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provided by the BIOCOR network. Two internationally renowned senior scientists – Professor Mirna Urquidi-Macdonald of Penn State University and Professor Robert Melchers of the University of Newcastle – were also involved in the project, supporting the network for four months each. “The
problem-oriented approach
developed in the project was essential when dealing with such a complex topic as biocorrosion,” says Dr Basséguy. “This pioneering
training programme has
opened the way for a new generation of research project managers capable of leading groups of experts from different disciplines and countries, and we believe that
this will lead to an increased
competitiveness of the European scientific and industrial communities.
BIOCOR Project members - Venice, Italy
systems and more. This carbon steel is often in extended contact with water, making it prone to biocorrosion. Starting out in the field, pigging samples,
water samples and biocoupons – small metallic items on which biofilm has been cultivated – were provided by industrial partners. These samples were distributed to a number
of
electrochemical weight
loss different researchers.
Various research programmes were then initiated,
including surface tests, mechanical and investigation into the
metabolic processes of microorganisms. A joint action on extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) analysis was performed in order to give a deeper look into biocorrosion understanding,
monitoring, risk assessment and mitigation. The data from
analysis, tests,
these assessments were used to make recommendations about how to recognise and deal with biocorrosion, as well as pigging frequency and flow velocity in pipe and to complete the data base built for the project on field cases. Moving back into the field, one of the
outcomes was the development of new biochips
for the rapid detection and
quantification of microbial processes that provoke or inhibit biocorrosion in stabilised oil systems. A side stream rig was installed on an offshore platform, and
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