Burning question: Are there sustainable strategies to prevent microbial metal corrosion?

D Wang, E Zhou, D Xu, DR Lovley - Microbial Biotechnology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global economic burden of microbial corrosion of metals is enormous. Microbial
corrosion of iron‐containing metals is most extensive under anaerobic conditions. Microbes …

Nanotechnology to mitigate microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)

ST Kalajahi, A Misra, A Koerdt - Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a crucial issue for industry and infrastructure.
Biofilms are known to form on different kinds of surfaces such as metal, concrete, and …

Eco-friendly bifunctional antibacterial and anticorrosive broad-spectrum rosin thiourea iminazole quaternary ammonium salt against microbiologically influenced …

D Wang, Y Wang, H Wu, Z Li, Y Wu, B Liu, Z Tian, X Li… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bifunctional antibacterial and anticorrosive broad-spectrum rosin thiourea iminazole
quaternary ammonium salt (RTIQAS) was investigated to inhibit microbiologically influenced …

Inhibition of biofilm formation and settlement of barnacle larvae by a biosurfactant produced from a marine biofilm-forming Exiguobacterium sp. R58

K Rajitha, YV Nancharaiah, VP Venugopalan - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural product based antifouling strategies are promising alternatives for achieving
biofouling control with minimal environmental burden. Although microbial biosurfactants …

A critical review of machine learning algorithms in maritime, offshore, and oil & gas corrosion research: A comprehensive analysis of ANN and RF models

MMH Imran, S Jamaludin, AFM Ayob - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Corrosion presents significant challenges in the marine, offshore, and oil and gas industries,
resulting in annual economic losses amounting to billions of dollars. To address these …

Elucidating microbial iron corrosion mechanisms with a hydrogenase‐deficient strain of Desulfovibrio vulgaris

D Wang, T Ueki, P Ma, D Xu, DR Lovley - Mlife, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfate‐reducing microorganisms extensively contribute to the corrosion of ferrous metal
infrastructure. There is substantial debate over their corrosion mechanisms. We investigated …

A Bayesian network‐based susceptibility assessment model for oil and gas pipelines suffering under‐deposit corrosion

U Dao, S Adumene, Z Sajid, M Yazdi… - The Canadian Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Oil and gas pipelines are exposed to harsh operating conditions that facilitate their
susceptibility to complex corrosion mechanisms. This affects their integrity and results in …

Insights into the various mechanisms by which Shewanella spp. induce and inhibit steel corrosion

J Philips, L Procopio, IPG Marshall - npj Materials Degradation, 2023 - nature.com
Shewanella species are frequently selected as model strains to investigate microbially
influenced steel corrosion. This selection is due to their relevance for corrosion, but also …

A comprehensive review of the bio-corrosion mechanisms, hydrodynamics and antifouling measures on marine concrete

X Chen, C Yu, L Wang, B Yu - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete is an essential material for the construction of marine infrastructures. During its
service life, concrete can be corroded by fouling organisms besides corrosion due to …

Influence of Candida albicans-Streptococcus mutans cross-border interactions on the corrosion behaviour of Ti and Ti-Zr in artificial saliva

J Wu, F Zeng, Z Chen, Y Chen, L Ge, K Teng, Q Qu… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated and compared the corrosion effects of Streptococcus mutans (S.
mutans), Candida albicans (C. albicans), and their mixture on implant materials Ti and Ti-Zr …