Microbiologically influenced corrosion prevention

A seminal summary of the evolutionary study leading to the discovery of a unique type of M 1C, the final identification of the mechanism, and its control can be found in Daniel H. Pope, State-of-the-Art Report on Monitoring, Prevention and Mitigation of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Natural Gas Industry, Report No. 96-0488, Gas Research Institute. 

B. C. Syrett, P. J. Arps, J. C. Earthman et al.. Biofilms that prevent corrosion in Proc. Symp. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion , CORROSION/2002 (Ed. B. Little), NACE International, Houston, Tex., 2002, pp. 145-154. 

M. Critchley, R. Javaherdashti. Metals, microbes and MIC—A review of microbiologically influenced corrosion. In the Proceedings of Corrosion and Prevention 2004 (CAP04), Perth, Australia, 2004. 

R. A. Lane. Under the microscope Understanding, detecting and preventing microbiologically influenced corrosion. TheAMPTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 3—8, 2005. 

R. Javaherdashti. Ten commandments to prevent microbiologically influenced corrosion in your system. Materials Performance, Vol. 44, No. 11, November 2005. 

The ideal approach to prevent or minimize microbiologically influenced corrosion depends on many factors. These encompass the environment, where MIC occurred (e.g., soil, cooling water, seawater), the type of material damaged, as well as the type of microorganism involved. In practice, several different approaches are usually combined to increase their efficiency. Below, some of the most effective approaches are described briefly. Again, it should be stressed how important a proper identification of MIC and involved microbes is for the choice of effective countermeasures. 

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