The critical involvement of anaerobic bacterial activity in modelling the corrosion behaviour of mild steel in marine environments

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-85

  Melchers, Re ^a   Jeffrey, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bacteria; Corrosion; Marine exposure; Mild steel; Pitting

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; METAL REFINING; METALS; OIL SPILLS; PITTING; POLLUTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SEAWATER; SEAWATER EFFECTS; STEEL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION LOSSES; CORROSION PROCESSES; EXPOSURE TIME; FIELD TESTING; LITERATURE DATA; LONG-TERM CORROSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; MARINE EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MILD STEEL; MILD STEELS; PIT DEPTHS; PITTING CORROSION; POLLUTION EFFECTS; REMAINING LIFE; SEA WATER SALINITY; WATER VELOCITIES;

CORROSION;

EID: 52949091920     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.02.107     Document Type: Article

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