Understanding Biocorrosion Fundamentals and Applications 1st Edition by Liengen, Basseguy, Feron Damien, Beech, Birrien 1782421254 9781782421207

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