Findings and Recommendations the NIST Workshop on Alternative Fuels and Materials: Biocorrosion

Published

May 4, 2015

Author(s)

Elisabeth Mansfield, Jeffrey W. Sowards, Wendy J. Crookes-Goodson

Abstract

The Applied Chemicals and Materials Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a workshop to identify and prioritize testing and data challenges in the area of biocorrosion. Materials used to store and distribute alternative fuels have seen an increase in corrosion due to the unique conditions caused by the presence of microbes and the chemistry of biofuels and biofuel precursors. Participants in this workshop, experts from the microbiological, fuel, and materials communities, delved into the unique materials and chemical challenges that occur with manufacturing, transport, and storage of alternative fuels. Discussions focused on specific problems including a) the changing composition of fuels and the impact of that composition on materials; b) the influence of microbial populations on corrosion; and c) state of the art measurement technologies for monitoring material breakdown and biofilm formation.

Citation

Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -

Volume

120

NIST Pub Series

Journal of Research (NIST JRES)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

alternative fuels, microbiology, corrosion

Citation

Mansfield, E. , Sowards, J. and Crookes-Goodson, W. (2015), Findings and Recommendations the NIST Workshop on Alternative Fuels and Materials: Biocorrosion, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.120.003 (Accessed October 12, 2025)