Isolamento de microrganismos endofíticos de Lippia gracilis Schauer (Verbenaceae), avaliação do óleo essencial da planta e dos metabólitos dos endofíticos sobre a corrosão microbiologicamente induzida (CMI) em aço carbono AISI 1020

Abstract

The corrosion microbiologically induced (CMI) reaches all the sectors of production of the industry in Petroleum oil and Gas and demands expressive expensive and investments for prevention and control. The goal of this thesis was to evaluate the biocide and antibiofouling activities of secondary metabolites obtained from endophytic microorganisms of Lippia gracilis Schauer as well of the essential oil (pure and in microemulsified system) from this species on microbial biofilms in 1020 AISI carbono steel. The experiments for biocide activity used 1020 AISI carbon steel plate arranged in Erlenmyers and dynamic system with forced circulation for obtaining of the total biofilms from water produced by oil. The assessment for biocide of the metabolites from endophytic of L. gracilis Schauer resulted of the quantification of these species of bacteria in the quantification techniques by absorbance in more probable numbers (MPN), before and after the treatments, had been identified by gas chromatography coupled the spectrophotometry in mass (CG-MS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) just those who demonstrated activities. The treatments consisted in evaluating the concentrations 0, 100, 150 and 200 μg/L in each metabolites on biofilms in times contact to zero, two, three and four weeks, with three repetition by treatments. The antibiofouling action was made in the contact of the metabolites in the highest concentration (200 μg/L) with the bioplates before being inserted into the dynamic system. The antimicrobial action of the essential oil L. gracilis Schauer in the pure form and in a microemulsified system was evaluated by the quantification bacteria reducer of sulphate (BRS), oxidant of iron (BOI), fungi, aerobic bacteria and total anaerobes by the techniques of dilution, platingpourplate, spectrophotometry in mass (MS) and micrographs analysis made before and after the treatments. The anticorrosive activity of all bioproducts was evaluated by electrochemical impedance and polarization, gravimetric examinations of mass loss and quantification of pites, as well in the obtaining of micrographs of the carbon steel`s surface. Samples of L. gracilis Schauer were collected in the city of Mossoró - RN and were isolated fungi and bacteria from the roots and leaves. A new type of fungus was discovered and identified as Achaetomium lippae. Three metabolites were obtained: two fungi (LGS-Lf1 and LGS-Lf2, being "LGS" for L. gracilis Schauer, "L": leaf, ―f‖: fungus and "R" for root) and one of bacteria (LGS-Rb1, being "LGS" for L. gracilis Schauer, "R": root and "b": bacterium). The results showed that there was a difference in the biocide activity and antibiofouling between the metabolites from endophytic of L. gracilis Schauer assessed, being just the LGS-Lf1 being efficient over all the microorganisms tested, avoiding the formation of biofouling on the surface of the material and reducing the rate of microbial growth at zero after 96 hours of contact at the highest concentration evaluated. The electrochemical and gravimetric tests displayed that for all the metabolites occured change in the anticorrosive activity. The L. gracilis Schauer essential oil evaluated in the pure form inhibited significally the growth in vito of C. bifermentans and of fungi in biofilm, reducing their growth rate to zero as from 20 μg.L-1. The electrochemical and gravimetric tests showed that the concentration of 60 μg.L-1 of the essential oil was efficient in the reduction of corrosion. In the tests, using the microemulsified system, the essential oil inhibited the growth of BRS, BOF and fungi 16 days later in contact and had antibiofouling activity after 96 hours in contact with the AISI 1020 bioplates of carbon steel. Therefore, the metabolites from endophytic of L. gracilis Schauer as well its essential oil are shown as new alternatives of natural biocides efficient in the control of the corrosion microbiologically induced.