Platinum metal coupons were used in studying the mechanism of ennoblement in the presence of mature seawater biofilms. Presence of a bacterial consortia, rather than any single organism is determined to be necessary for ennoblement. Millimolar concentrations of iron and manganese were measured in biofilms formed over platinum. EDAX and ICP techniques were used for measuring the chemistry of particles in a biofilm. Utilization of various electron acceptors like oxygen, iron, manganese etc are thought to be important for ennoblement to take place over platinum. Heavy metal accumulation is hypothesized to favor the low pH mechanism of ennoblement due to heavy metal hydrolysis. Monoculture biofilms cannot support ennoblement on platinum.

Subject
Water, Heavy metals, Iron, Peroxide, Seawater, Manganese, Platinum, Biofilms, Bacteria, Ennoblement, Oxygen, Deposit corrosion, Electrodes
Keywords:
Biofilm, ennoblement, platinum, seawater, heavy metals, EDAX, ICP, metal hydrolysis
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1994
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