Scale formation by calcium-precipitating bacteria in cooling water system

Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 416-426

  Maruthamuthu, S ^a   Dhandapani, P ^a   Ponmariappan, S ^b   Sathiyanarayanan, S ^a   Muthukrishnan, S ^a   Palaniswamy, N ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Biotechnology Division   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium precipitating bacteria; Cooling water system; Heat exchangers tube; Scale formation

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA SEQUENCING; COOLING WATER SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE; HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PREDOMINANT BACTERIA; SCALE FORMATION;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM; CARBON STEEL; COOLING WATER; CORROSION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; RNA; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

SCALE (DEPOSITS);

EID: 84883089174     PISSN: 15477029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11668-010-9377-0     Document Type: Article

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