Microbially Influenced Corrosion of Steel in Marine Environments: A Review from Mechanisms to Prevention

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 2299
• Main Authors: Liu, Pan, Zhang, Haiting, Fan, Yongqiang, Xu, Dake
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 12.09.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bacterial corrosion; Bibliometrics; Biofilms; Chemical reactions; Corrosion; Corrosion environments; Data mining; Environmental impact; Hydrogen; industry; Influence; Marine corrosion; Marine environment; marine microbiome; Metabolism; Metabolites; MIC prevention; Microbial corrosion; microbially influenced corrosion; Microorganisms; Nuclear power plants; Oxidation; Prevention; Preventive maintenance; R&D; Research & development; Review; Reviews; Sea-water corrosion; Sediments; Steel; China
• ISSN: 2076-2607; 2076-2607
• DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092299

Microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) is a formidable challenge in the marine industry, resulting from intricate interactions among various biochemical reactions and microbial species. Many preventions used to mitigate biocorrosion fail due to ignorance of the MIC mechanisms. This review provides a summary of the current research on microbial corrosion in marine environments, including corrosive microbes and biocorrosion mechanisms. We also summarized current strategies for inhibiting MIC and proposed future research directions for MIC mechanisms and prevention. This review aims to comprehensively understand marine microbial corrosion and contribute to novel strategy developments for biocorrosion control in marine environments.