Antibiofoulants: A practical methodology for control of corrosion caused by sulfate-reducing bacteria

Materials Performance

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Billman, Jim A ^a,b  

^a UNICHEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCIDES; BIOFILMS; FILM GROWTH; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOFOULANT; CHEMICAL COST; PLUGGING; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

CORROSION PROTECTION;

EID: 0031275723     PISSN: 00941492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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