The researchers observed that the bacterial strain that grew ... current measured at the surface of the metal: "The finding that magnetite, a common corrosion product, facilitates ...

The biocides market is often discussed in the context of water treatment, paints and coatings, personal care, and agriculture ...

Soon, though, it could also be used to stop bacteria from corroding metal pipes ... form of what are known as "biofilms," the resulting bacterial colonies can develop in as little as 10 days ...

Thorizon has announced a new research collaboration with Curium and INSA Lyon to support the development of its Thorizon One ...

There is also the risk of bacterial corrosion, where bacteria extract electrons from the metal and oxidizes. The waste product of the bacteria is sulfur oxide, which causes a strong odour in the ...

Some bacteria speed up this corrosion by attaching to ... They immersed these metals in nutrient coatings that support bacterial growth and exposed them to corrosive conditions.

When a metal corrodes, it is doing a natural process ... and has spent more than 5000 hours training industries around the globe on topics in corrosion and microbial corrosion. He has also devised ...

Microbial induced concrete corrosion: turning a blind eye not the answer Cyrill Grengg of the Institute of Applied Geosciences at TU Graz explained: "MICC often corrodes the conventional types of ...

In addition, functional prediction can be used in future studies to obtain a mechanistic understanding of the possible metabolic capability of microbial action on concrete corrosion. This ...