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Corrosion Monitoring in Industrial Plants Using Nondestructive Testing and Electrochemical Methods
ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Corrosion Monitoring in Industrial Plants Using Nondestructive Testing and Electrochemical Methods
By
GC Moran
GC Moran
1
PSE&G Research Corporation, Research and Testing Laboratory
,
Maplewood, NJ 07040
;
symposium cochairman and editor
.
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P Labine
P Labine
2
Petrolite Corporation
,
St. Louis, MO 63119
;
symposium cochairman and editor
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0471-5
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0471-6
No. of Pages:
525
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP908-EB
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1986
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A Review of Microbiological and Electrochemical Techniques in the Study of Corrosion Induced by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria

By
OH Tuovinen
OH Tuovinen
1
Professor
, Department of Microbiology,
Ohio State University
,
484 West 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
.
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G Cragnolino
G Cragnolino
2
Associate Scientist
, Department of Applied Science,
Brookhaven National Laboratory
,
Upton, NY 11973
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  • Published:
    1986

Methods of measuring and evaluating the presence and distribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria are discussed. The microbiological methods are based on cellcounting (enumeration) techniques, microscopic examination, determination of bacterial activity, and immunological detection. Several experimental approaches to these methods are outlined with emphasis on their suitability and limitations in studies of sulfate-reducing bacteria associated with corrosion problems.

Electrochemical methods employed in laboratory studies of corrosion induced by sulfate-reducing bacteria are reviewed, with emphasis on the advantages and limitations of current techniques, such as determination of open circuit potentials, anodic and cathodic polarization curves, polarization resistance measurements, and determination of critical potentials for pitting. The applicability of microbiological and electrochemical techniques to field studies is briefly discussed.

Keywords:
sulfate-reducing bacteria, microbiological corrosion, enumeration of bacteria, microcalorimetry, fluorescent antibody, radioisotope techniques, microscopic techniques, localized corrosion, pitting potential, polarization methods, polarization resistance measurements

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