Effect of thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacteria (Desulfotomaculum geothermicum) isolated from Indian petroleum refinery on the corrosion of mild steel

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-378

  Anandkumar, Balakrishnan ^a   Rajasekar, Aruliah ^b   Venkatachari, G ^c   Maruthamuthu, Sundaram ^c  

^a Sourashtra College   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biocorrosion; Mild steel corrosion; Petroleum refinery; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOTOMACULUM; DESULFOTOMACULUM GEOTHERMICUM;

EID: 71849091765     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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