Corrosion Inhibition of Steel by Bacteria
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- Published by Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) in Corrosion
- Vol. 50 (8) , 603-608
- https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3293532
Abstract
Mild steel was exposed to Pseudomonas sp. S9 or Serratia marcescens in synthetic seawater. An increase in corrosion resistance over that in natural seawater was monitored by electrochemical techniques. Biological analyses were performed to characterize the system. The inhibition effect also was observed when mild steel was coated with bacteria and then immersed in synthetic seawater. When specimens coated with bacteria were transferred to a natural seawater flow system, the inhibition effect disappeared during the first 2 weeks.Keywords
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