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This article discusses the effect of iron reducing bacteria on corrosion of carbon steel
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The main implication of this work is that partial heterogeneous coverage by Shewanella oneidensis biofilms can drastically accelerate the corrosion rate bare uncovered steel regions. We propose a mechanism in which the excess of electrons from microbial respiration drive the oxidation reaction on biofilm-free areas to maintain local charge neutrality.
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In this article, we describe an elegant model that can explain the rapid localization of the corrosion attack due to heterogeneous s oneidensis MR-1 biofilm coverage.
Dr Mariano Iannuzzi
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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This page is a summary of: Use of an Electrochemical Split Cell Technique to Evaluate the Influence of Shewanella oneidensis Activities on Corrosion of Carbon Steel, PLoS ONE, January 2016, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147899.
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