Marine and Industrial Biofouling

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Flemming, Hans-Curt (Editor), Murthy, P. Sriyutha (Editor), Venkatesan, R. (Editor), Cooksey, Keith (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series on Biofilms, 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Applied ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Water pollution.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Applied Ecology.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Applied Microbiology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Biofouling is a costly problem, and it is encountered in a wide spectrum of technical systems, ranging from the shipping industry, power industry, water purification, automobile industry, paint and pharmaceuticals, to the microelectronics and food industries. Micro- and macroorganisms attach to surf...

Table of Contents:

• Microbial Biofouling and Microbially Influenced Corrosion
• Why Microorganisms Live in Biofilms and the Problem of Biofouling
• The Effect of Substratum Properties on the Survival of Attached Microorganisms on Inert Surfaces
• Mechanisms of Microbially Influenced Corrosion
• Industrial Biofilms and their Control
• Biofilm Control: Conventional and Alternative Approaches
• An Example: Biofouling Protection for Marine Environmental Sensors by Local Chlorination
• Surface Modification Approach to Control Biofouling
• A Strategy To Pursue in Selecting a Natural Antifoulant: A Perspective
• Novel Antifouling Coatings: A Multiconceptual Approach
• Concept and Consequences of the EU Biocide Guideline
• Macrofouling
• Hydroides elegans (Annelida: Polychaeta): A Model for Biofouling Research
• Marine Epibiosis: Concepts, Ecological Consequences and Host Defence
• Larval Settlement and Surfaces: Implications in Development of Antifouling Strategies
• Macrofouling Control in Power Plants
• Inhibition and Induction of Marine Biofouling by Biofilms
• A Triangle Model: Environmental Changes Affect Biofilms that Affect Larval Settlement.