Pipe corrosion test quantifies corrosion causing microbes.(Testing/Analysis)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  February, 2004  

Tags: Gas Technology Institute

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A new corrosion testing service in which corrosion-causing microorganisms typically found in natural gas pipelines are identified and quantified is now available from the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Des Plaines, Ill. Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), a significant component in pipeline corrosion, costs the industry an estimated $2 billion a year, according to a study by CC Technologies and NACE International.

Data resulting from GTI's proprietary genetic tests are said to be far more accurate than traditional microbial growth tests. In addition, with the GTI ...

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