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Understanding Microbiologically Induced Corrosion by Stanley Kitowski is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) of metals. MIC occurs when bacteria accelerate the corrosion process by 10 to 1000 times conventional corrosion rates through two main processes. First, bacteria form biofilms on metal surfaces that create corrosive micro-environments through chemical variations. Second, metabolic by-products of bacteria like sulfur-reducing bacteria and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria produce highly corrosive hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid. MIC can cause genera
- Author
- Stanley Kitowski
- Language
- EN