Corrosion of steels induced by microorganisms

Authors

  • Biljana S. Maluckov

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63278/10.63278/mme.v31.1

Keywords:

Biocorrosion, Steel, Sulfate reducing bacteria.

Abstract

Diverse types of steels have found application in industry owing to their ability to form passive films resistant to the electrochemical corrosion. However, the presence of microorganisms in the production environment can cause undesired corrosion of metals. Therefore, any information on the chemical structure of corrosion products and microbiological deposits, as well as the estimation of the biocorrosion level can be extremely useful in applications. To prevent or reduce biocorrosion the initial selection of the materials and design of the technological equipment are of crucial importance. At later stages it is shown that proper and regular cleaning of the equipment is a necessity. This would significantly lower cost for reparation of the equipment damaged by the microbial action.

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How to Cite

S. Maluckov, Biljana. 2012. “Corrosion of Steels Induced by Microorganisms”. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 18 (3):223-32. https://doi.org/10.63278/10.63278/mme.v31.1.

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Articles - archived

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