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BIOCOR is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) funded by the EU Seventh Framework “People” Programme. ITN projects offer early-stage researchers the opportunity to improve their research skills, join established research teams and enhance their career prospects. BIOCOR ITN aims to develop a new profile of researcher, capable of addressing all aspects of scientific and industrial problems related to microbially influenced corrosion
What is Biocorrosion?
Any material in contact with water or moisture becomes rapidly colonised by microorganisms, growing in assemblages referred to as
biofilms. thus occurs in
development on the surface of materials
significantly the almost
natural and man-made environments. It
kinetics
biofilms by massive application of biocides, but this
Microbial solid all
is now recognised that biofilms may influence
of
corrosion processes by sufficiently altering the interfacial chemistry between the colonised material and the bulk fluid. Biofilm-influenced degradation of metallic materials
is referred to as microbially
influenced corrosion (MIC) or, more commonly, biocorrosion. Today,
the main
treatment designed to mitigate biocorrosion is the control of microorganisms within the
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environmental pollution issues. Although
electro-chemical solution can present significant corrosion
processes have been widely studied and well understood, this is not the case for biocorrosion, which requires expertise not only in chemistry, electrochemistry and material
sciences but also in life and
biological sciences. Previously, there were a number of European research teams studying biocorrosion, but there was a lack of harmonisation and collaboration due to the different approaches, disciplines and analytical methodologies. The purpose of the BIOCOR project has thus been to provide the European Community with new multidisciplinary expertise in the
BIOCOR-ITN: A new solution “We started BIOCOR because we realised
that there was a need to develop a new profile of researcher, capable of addressing and managing all aspects of scientific and industrial
problems with related
area of biocorrosion in order to develop more efficient knowledge-based solutions for the industry.
to
biocorrosion,” says Dr Régine Basséguy. “We wanted to provide the European industry
multidisciplinary expertise in this area.” Eleven early stage researchers and five
experienced researchers were recruited throughout the course of the programme to take part
in the research and training 61 alternative
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