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Root Cause Analysis Reports for MIC/MID Cases: Practical Tips

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Electrochemical corrosion has four elements (anode, cathode, a metallic path, and electrolyte). For non-metals, the first three elements are absent. Thus, corrosion is exclusive used for metals and deterioration for non-metals. Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) applies to metals and microbiologically influenced deterioration (MID) applies to non-metals such as polymers and composites. In this article, a four-step algorithm/guide to prepare root cause analysis reports for MIC/MID cases is presented. By applying this algorithm, making syntax errors in such analyses will become as low as possible.

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  1. In Reference 6, We proposed the Greek term “Temenos” instead of biofilm.

  2. Although there are methods that can be used in the field (the so-called quick field tests (e.g., BART®) or even a limited number of electrochemical techniques may also be applied on filed applications.

  3. Some similarities with standards such as TM)194 may be felt however the formats presented here is shorter and more straight in engineering terms.

  4. It does not matter if the bottle is a glass or plastic bottle As per standards NACE Standard TM0194-2004 section 2.2.1 and NACE Standard TM0106-2016 section 5.1.1 a (NACE TM0194-2014 is silent about this issue. However, due to the weight of the glass and also that glass is a fragile material, based on our experience we can recommend using plastic bottles.

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Javaherdashti, R. Root Cause Analysis Reports for MIC/MID Cases: Practical Tips. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 23, 2298–2304 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-023-01806-5

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