Elsevier Biological Treatment of Microbial Corrosion: Opportunities and Challenges

Biological Treatment of Microbial Corrosion: Opportunities and Challenges explores the latest biological approaches to microbial corrosion and its inhibition. The book provides comprehensive information on the current knowledge of microbes involved in corrosion and their mechanisms of action on corrosion induction and inhibition. This information is helpful for a wide range of audiences, from university researchers, to industry specialists. The book discusses foundational information about corrosion and microbiologically influenced corrosion and its importance. Other chapters provide an in-depth review of corrosion causing microorganisms, their properties and their mechanism of involvement in MIC. Updated findings on the biological treatment of corrosion are addressed, as are future opportunities and challenges that could lead to prosperous, sustainable and secure industrial application of these techniques. Provides a detailed overview of the fundamental concepts of corrosion Discusses MIC, including its characteristics, properties and modelling Previews the opportunities and challenges faced by the utilization of biological treatments for corrosion Review Showcases the latest biological approaches to microbial corrosion and its inhibition From the Back Cover Biological Treatment of Microbial Corrosion (MIC): opportunities and challenges explores the latest biological approaches to microbial corrosion and its inhibition. This book provides comprehensive information about current knowledge of microbes involved in corrosion and their mechanisms of action on corrosion induction and inhibition. This information will be helpful for a wide range of audience, from university researchers to industry specialist. The book begins with discussion of foundational information about corrosion, and later, on microbiologically influenced corrosion and its importance. This is followed by an in-depth review of corrosion causing microorganisms, their properties and their mechanism of involvement in MIC. Updated findings on biological treatment of corrosion are addressed and later opportunities and challenges that could lead to prosperous, sustainable and secure industrial application of these techniques are reviewed. About the Author Dr. Javaherdashti holds a double degree in materials science and metallurgical engineering. He has more than 20 years of industrial and academic experience. In addition to various research papers and root cause analysis reports, Dr. Javaherdashti has authored several reference books on corrosion. He is an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)-approved trainer and has designed and executed many international industrial workshops. Furthermore, he has been involved in many consulting and problem-solving activities around the globe and is also a corrosion advisor to internationally renowned companies. Dr. Javherdashti is a veteran member of various well-reputed international corrosion societies such as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE). Dr. Kiana Alasvand is a Research Fellow with the Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, India. Dr. Alasvand’s topics of research include: the study of corrosion of metal exposed to bacterial culture by mass loss, bacterial biosynthesis of nanoparticles and its characterization, screening of antimicrobial producing bacteria against SRB, and isolation and identification of sulfate reducing bacteria from ship hull by biochemical and molecular methods.