CLASS HOURS: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern Time each day (October 20, 22,27,29) unless otherwise scheduled. This is a special 4 day offering over 2 weeks.
The risk of corrosion is not the same as its likelihood; due to the important consequences it may have. Even if a significant case of corrosion has not happened so far, the risk of it happening still exists and may be high.
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) is an electrochemical corrosion observed in various industries, from offshore and onshore oil and gas to power generation, mining, aviation, and water and wastewater treatment — to name a few. MIC is also a significant source of corrosion problems in pipelines, particularly at the Bottom of Line (BOL) section.
Carbon steel and stainless steel are materials of frequent use in pipelines across many industries. In this virtual course, grounded in essential concepts of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) as dictated by API 580, students will begin by reviewing fundamental and advanced aspects of corrosion management, followed by elements of electrochemical corrosion with a focus on industrial practices. The course then proceeds to address MIC and its importance from an engineering perspective, including facts and semi-facts associated with the identification, treatment, and monitoring of microbial corrosion.
This course is delivered by an engineer with a background in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, with greater emphasis on engineering application and practices related to MIC identification and treatment.
Foundational knowledge of electrochemistry and microbiology is recommended but not required.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS CLASS?
This course is relevant to professionals working in oil and gas (onshore/offshore, upstream/downstream), power generation (thermal, combined cycle, geothermal, and nuclear), marine (vessels and submarines), water and wastewater treatment, desalination, pipelines, fire water underground grid systems, aviation, and nuclear waste management.
- Maintenance Engineers
- Process Engineers
- Corrosion and Protection Engineers
- Integrity Managers
- Inspectors
- Operators and Asset Managers
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the fundamental principles of corrosion, including ISO definitions, thermodynamic basis, and electrochemical theory as they apply to corrosion management and MIC.
- Identify corrosion management measures — coating, cathodic and anodic protection, pigging, inhibitor chemistry, and materials selection — and their relevance to API 580/581 risk-based inspection.
- Recognize the mechanisms and electrochemical significance of MIC, including biofilm formation, bacterial classification, and material susceptibility.
- Discuss MIC management strategies — screening, treatment, inspection, and monitoring — and the applicability of relevant standards.
- Distinguish between engineering facts and semi-facts in MIC identification and treatment, drawing on case histories and field recognition techniques.
- Summarize key MIC treatment approaches — biocides, radiation, ozone therapy, cathodic protection, and materials selection — and their relative effectiveness across system types.
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1 — A Review of Fundamentals of Corrosion: Theory of the Practice and Practice of the Theory
- ISO definition of corrosion
- Practical consequences of the thermodynamic essence of corrosion
- Theory of electrochemical corrosion as a mechanism relevant to MIC
- Corrosion management measures: Physical (Coating), Electrical (Cathodic and Anodic Protection), Mechanical (Pigging), Design and Materials Selection, Chemical (Chemistry of Corrosion Inhibitors)
- Two lessons from API 580/581 and their relevance to MIC/MID-RBI
- Corrosion as a process independent of the system: Material Approach and System Approach
- Series and parallel corrosion geometries — why corrosion geometry improves management effectiveness
Day 2 — MIC Concepts and Control Mechanisms
- Introduction to MIC: definitions, various names, and industrial importance
- Difference between MIC and MID
- Susceptibility assessment of engineering materials to MIC
- Classification of bacteria and its engineering significance
- General patterns of microbial influence across different systems
- Biofilm formation mechanism and its electrochemical importance
- Treatment and management of MIC
- Corrosion prediction models and MIC
- MIC-related standards: applicability and limitations
- Macroscopic features of MIC in stainless steels useful for field identification
- Practical tips for recognizing MIC in pipelines
- MIC case histories in stainless steel systems
Day 3 — Effective Management of MIC/MID
- Principles of effective MIC/MID management
- Distinction between Corrosion Prevention and Corrosion Control
- Management Strategy: Screening
- Management Strategy: Mechanisms
- Management Tactics: Treatment
- Management Tactics: Inspection and Monitoring
Day 4 — Examples of Treatment Efficiency
- Welding and its relevance to MIC risk
- Hydrostatic testing and its relevance to MIC risk
- Intelligent pigging and its relevance to MIC risk
- Biocide efficiency
- Radiation efficiency
- Ozone-therapy efficiency
- Materials selection
- Cathodic protection efficiency
Continuing Education Units: 1.5
Pricing:
List Price: $ 1,875.00
Member Pricing: $ 1,675.00 (discount will be applied during the cart check-out process)