Objective This project is devoted to the study of marine biofilms, their effects on corrosion behaviour of stainless steels, and their electrochemical monitoring and prevention. The aims of the project are: - to enhance the understanding of the mechanisms giving rise to the biofilm formation and causing corrosion behaviour on metals in marine use and in particular on stainless steels; - to establish the effects of the temperatures (till 40(C) on the biofilm corrosive consequences on stainless steels; - to develop monitoring techniques able to signal, in real time and in situ, the biofilm growth and therefore to rationalize the management of antifouling interventions in industrial plants; - to test and assess chemical or biological antifouling treatments alternative to chlorination, less harmful to the environment; - to develop laboratory methods for the rapid and meaningful selection of stainless steels suitable for marine applications. The project will also undertake analytical micrographic characterization of biofilms by means of electrochemical measurements such as Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), galvanic couplements and with surface techniques such as X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Glow Discharge Spectroscopy (GDS). Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistrynatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Programme(s) FP3-MAST 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of marine science and technology, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0303 - Enabling technologies Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Address Via mercanzia 4 16123 Genova Italy See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue des martyrs 17 38054 Grenoble See on map EniTecnologie S.p.A. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via felice maritano 20097 Milano - san donato milanese See on map FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1 d,strindveien 4 7465 Trondheim See on map IFREMER - INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Technopôle de brest - iroise 29280 Plouzane See on map Institut de Recherches de la Sidérurgie Française France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 57283 Maizières les metz See on map SWEDISH CORROSION INSTITUTE AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address 101,kraeftriket 23 a 104 05 Stockholm See on map
