Development of biological methods for controlling the aerobic microorganism-induced corrosion of carbon steel

Cocultivation of destructor microorganisms and their antagonists decreases the corrosion loss of carbon steel by 20 to 80%. It was found that a microorganism can either accelerate or inhibit corrosion, depending on the nutrient. The magnitude of the effect on corrosion depends on the ability of the microorganism to respond to changes in the nutrient medium composition by releasing acidic or alkaline metabolites.