Eliminating Sulfate-reducing bacteria in the harshest of environments
Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a major headache and financial burden in the gas & oil sector.
In the absence of oxygen, SRB reduce organic nutrients to sulfide (hydrogen sulfide – H2S) when oxidized with sulfate. H2S in turn accelerates corrosion of iron and steel (anaerobic corrosion), contaminates gas & stored oil, and precipitates ferrous sulfide leading to plugging of injection wells.
