Biocides

Biocides are chemical or natural compounds used to kill, inhibit, or prevent the growth of living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, insects, and other organisms. This article provides a comprehensive review of biocides, their types, mechanisms of action, factors affecting the duration of effect, applications, and challenges in the use of biocides.

Corrosion by sulfate-reducing bacteria was first discovered in the Netherlands in 1934. Sulfate-reducing bacteria, abbreviated as SRB, live in aquatic environments, deep underground and in the seas, where dissolved oxygen is minimal.

Biocide solutions are used to control microbial load and especially to control microbial corrosion in industrial water systems.