ABSTRACT
The prevention of biodeterioration and biocorrosion of materials is an important task of environmental microbiology. The main reason for microbially induced biocorrosion is the formation of nitric, sulfuric, organic acids or H2S. The biofouling of membranes used in microfiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, desalination process, and cultivation in membrane bioreactors is caused by the aggregation of microorganisms and deposition of their products on the membrane surface and in membrane pores, leading to the loss of efficiency of the separation process. Biofouling can be diminished using membrane coatings and technological operations. A quiz bank is added to this chapter.
