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Informationen zum Autor Turid Liengen , Statoil ASA Technology, Norway. Régine Basséguy , CNRS Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, France. Damien Féron , CEA Saclay, France. Iwona Beech , University of Oklahoma, USA Klappentext Biocorrosion refers to corrosion influenced by bacteria adhering to surfaces in biofilms. Biocorrosion is a major problem in areas such as cooling systems and marine structures where biofilms can develop. This book summarises key recent research in this subject. Zusammenfassung Biocorrosion refers to corrosion influenced by bacteria adhering to surfaces in biofilms. Biocorrosion is a major problem in areas such as cooling systems and marine structures where biofilms can develop. This book summarises key recent research in this subject.
List of contents
- List of contributors
- Series introduction
- Volumes in the EFC series
- Preface
- Part One: Turbomachinery Development
- 1: Understanding corrosion: basic principles
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Materials and surfaces
- 1.3 Basic corrosion processes
- 1.4 Main forms of corrosion degradation
- 1.5 Conclusion
- 2: Biofilms and biocorrosion
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Biofilms
- 2.3 Corrosion and biocorrosion
- 2.4 Molecular techniques for the investigation of biofilm communities
- 2.5 DNA microarrays
- 2.6 Mass spectrometric metabolomics for the study of biofilm-influenced corrosion
- 2.7 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- 3: Molecular methods for studying biocorrosion
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Requirements for molecular biological studies
- 3.3 Molecular methods based on the analysis of the 16S- and 18S-rRNA gene sequences
- 3.4 Functional genes as a molecular tool
- 3.5 Other useful methods
- 4: Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and biocorrosion
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Microbially induced corrosion (MIC)
- 4.3 Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB): bringing together hydrogen, sulphur and nitrogen biocycles
- 4.4 Electron transfer (ET) processes relevant for SRB
- 4.5 Bacteria and metal surfaces: influence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs)
- 4.6 Useful methods and tools for MIC assessment
- 4.7 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- 5: Electroactive biofilms
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Different types of electron transfer mechanisms
- 5.3 Examples of electroactive biofilms (EABs) from the lab
- 5.4 EABs and technological applications
- 5.5 EABs and biocorrosion
- 5.6 Conclusions
- 6: Immobilization and trapping of living bacteria and applications in corrosion studies
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Materials and methods
- 6.3 Immunoimmobilization, trapping bacteria and applications
- 6.4 BiyoTrap and applications
- 6.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Part Two: Evaluating and modelling biocorrosion
- 7: Physical and local electrochemical techniques for measuring corrosion rates of metals
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Global measurement of corrosion rate
- 7.3 Electrochemical techniques for monitoring generalized corrosion
- 7.4 Electrochemical techniques for monitoring localized corrosion
- 7.5 Conclusions
- 8: Surface analysis techniques for investigating biocorrosion
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 8.3 Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) analysis
- 8.4 Combining different analysis techniques
- 8.5 Conclusions
- 9: Modelling long term corrosion of steel infrastructure in natural marine environments
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Models and modelling
- 9.3 Models for corrosion
- 9.4 Factors involved in marine corrosion
- 9.5 Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
- 9.6 Corrosion loss model
- 9.7 Effects of nutrient pollution
- 9.8 Accelerated low water corrosion (ALWC)
- 9.9 Evaluating the effect of nutrient pollution
- 9.10 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- 10: Modeling mechanisms in biocorrosion
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Corrosion diagrams
- 10.3 Interfacial changes due to microbially influenced corrosion (MIC)
- 10.4 Localized corrosion
- 10.5 Modeling
- 10.6 Conclusions and recommendations
- Part Three: Case studies
- 11: Biodeterioration of concrete, brick and other mineral-based building materials
