Cathodic behaviour of stainless steel in coastal Indian seawater: Calcareous deposits overwhelm biofilms

Biofouling

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Eashwar, M ^a   Subramanian, G ^a   Palanichamy, S ^a   Rajagopal, G ^a   Madhu, S ^a   Kamaraj, P ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Calcareous deposit; Cathodic protection; Galvanic couples; Protective potential; Seawater; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; NICKEL; SEA WATER; STAINLESS STEEL; ZINC;

BIOFILMS; CATHODIC PROTECTION; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEAWATER; STAINLESS STEEL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOFILM; ELECTRODE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAWATER; STEEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; INDIA; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; SEAWATER; STAINLESS STEEL; TROPICAL CLIMATE; ZINC;

ASIA; EURASIA; GULF OF MANNAR; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 60549111264     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010802670267     Document Type: Article

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