Outcomes of Corrosion Research

MIC and the way it affects corrosion have always been a matter of debate. For example, while acid production by bacteria is presumed to be one of the ways by which corrosion can be enhanced, some researchers [2f in their experience with aerobic Pseudomonas sp. have reported that acid production was not a major cause of corrosion, and others [3] have pointed out that the presence of bacteria was not an important factor in the deterioration of steels . It seems that it is not always easy to come up with a clear, once-forever-true explanation of the inpact of bacteria on corrosion. As a matter of fact, such relatively confusing outcomes have helped make MIC a puzzle to some and to others an industrial joke that is used when there is no other explanation for the failure. 

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