An impedance study on admiralty brass dezincification originated by microbiologically influenced corrosion

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 855-862

  Ibars, J R ^a   Polo, J L ^b   Marena, D A ^a   Ranninger, C ^a   Bastidas, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Admiralty brass; Biofouling and microbiological influenced corrosion; Fresh water; Impedance; Kramers Kronig transforms

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CORRELATION METHODS; CORROSION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RIVERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CORROSION PROCESS; MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION (MIC); POLARIZATION RESISTANCE;

BRASS;

ALLOY; COPPER; FRESH WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONDUCTANCE; CORROSION; DEZINCIFICATION; GRAVIMETRY; IMPEDANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PH; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPAIN; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

BIOFILMS; COPPER; CORROSION; DIATOMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRESH WATER; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZINC;

EID: 4644356801     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20197     Document Type: Article

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