Understanding Biocorrosion. European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) Series

Table 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
    • 11.1 Introduction
    • 11.2 Biodeterioration of natural and man-made building materials
    • 11.3 Microorganisms that cause the biodeterioration of mineral-based materials
    • 11.4 Factors contributing to the biodeterioration of mineral-based materials
    • 11.5 Symptoms of mineral-based material biodeterioration
    • 11.6 The case of concrete biodeterioration
    • 11.7 The case of bricks and mortar biodeterioration
    • 11.8 Conclusions
  • 12: Biocorrosion issues associated with the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel and biofuel blends in the energy infrastructure
    • 12.1 Introduction
    • 12.2 The need for cleaner diesel fuel
    • 12.3 The impact of organosulfur compounds on anaerobic metabolism
    • 12.4 The impact of desulfurization on diesel fuel stability
    • 12.5 Assessment of diesel additives: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME)
    • 12.6 Fuel composition and inocula are equally important
    • 12.7 Conclusions
  • 13: Understanding marine biocorrosion: experiments with artificial and natural seawater
    • 13.1 Introduction
    • 13.2 Effect of nutrients and oxygen removal on biocorrosion
    • 13.3 Comparison of experiments in natural and artificial seawater
    • 13.4 Variability in the composition of natural seawater
    • 13.5 Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
  • 14: Managing open recirculating cooling water systems to minimize contamination and corrosion
    • 14.1 Introduction
    • 14.2 Description of the scope of the work
    • 14.3 Conclusions
    • 14.4 Sources of further information and advice
    • Acknowledgements
    • Appendix 1 Scope of the work document for open recirculating cooling water systems, 1/31/2013, Company X, Plant X, supplier service requirements
    • Appendix 2 Guidelines for best practices for the control of Legionella, July 2008
  • 15: Risk assessment of biocorrosion in condensers, pipework and other cooling system components
    • 15.1 Introduction
    • 15.2 Biofouling/biocorrosion
    • 15.3 Biocorrosion risk mitigation
    • 15.4 Monitoring systems
    • 15.5 Conclusions
  • 16: The effect of H2S on the corrosion of steels
    • 16.1 Introduction
    • 16.2 Carbon steel and low alloy steels in H2S containing solutions
    • 16.3 Stainless steels: microstructures and corrosion
    • 16.4 Conclusion
• Index

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