TY - JOUR A1 - Gerrits, Ruben A1 - Stepec, Biwen An A1 - Bäßler, Ralph A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Dimper, Matthias A1 - Feldmann, Ines A1 - Goff, Kira L. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Hofmann, Andrea A1 - Hesse, René A1 - Kirstein, Sarah A1 - Klein, Ulrich A1 - Mauch, Tatjana A1 - Neumann-Schaal, Meina A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem A1 - Taylor, Nicole M. A1 - Schumacher, Julia A1 - Shen, Yin A1 - Strehlau, Heike A1 - Weise, Matthias A1 - Wolf, Jacqueline A1 - Yurkov, Andrey A1 - Gieg, Lisa M. A1 - Gorbushina, Anna T1 - A 30-year-old diesel tank: Fungal-dominated biofilms cause local corrosion of galvanised steel N2 - The increased use of biodiesel is expected to lead to more microbial corrosion, fouling and fuel degradation issues. In this context, we have analysed the metal, fuel and microbiology of a fouled diesel tank which had been in service for over 30 years. The fuel itself, a B7 biodiesel blend, was not degraded, and—although no free water phase was visible—contained a water content of ~60 ppm. The microbial community was dominated by the fungus Amorphotheca resinae, which formed thick, patchy biofilms on the tank bottom and walls. The tank sheets, composed of galvanised carbon steel, were locally corroded underneath the biofilms, up to a depth of a third of the sheet thickness. On the biofilm-free surfaces, Zn coatings could still be observed. Taken together, A. resinae was shown to thrive in these water-poor conditions, likely enhancing corrosion through the removal of the protective Zn coatings. KW - Fungal biofilms KW - Biodiesel degradation mechanisms PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-655014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-025-00731-2 SN - 2397-2106 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC AN - OPUS4-65501 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Aristia, Gabriela A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - A Coating System for Corrosion Protection of Carbon Steel as an Alternative for High Alloyed Materials N2 - Corrosive geothermal brines are a major challenge to geothermal power-plants. For cost reasons, plant designers favorize low alloyed steels, e.g., carbon steel, which are susceptible to uniform and localized corrosion when exposed to geothermal brines having acidic and saline properties. To solve such problem, coatings or inhibitors would be a protective solution as an alternative to the use of high alloyed materials. This study investigated a coating system consisting of polyaniline/silicon dioxide basing on locally available resources. Protection against corrosion of carbon steel is shown by long-term exposure and electrochemical tests of coated carbon steels, performed in an artificial acidic and saline geothermal brine, comparable to real conditions at a site in Indonesia. Therefore, an integrated coating system is presented for corrosion protection, combining the electro-chemical functionality of polyaniline and the physical advantages of silica. T2 - European Geothermal Congress CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.10.22 KW - Corrosion KW - Geothermal KW - Coatings KW - Polyaniniline KW - Silicate PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 7 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56085 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - A Coating System for Corrosion Protection of Carbon Steel as an Alternative for High Alloyed Materials N2 - The screening of coatings shows that the modification by adding individual pigment was not sufficient to protect carbon steel even during a short-term exposure, indicated by the discoloration after only seven days of exposure. Electrochemical tests indicated that the coating cathodically protects carbon steel or slows down the corrosion reaction. A long-term exposure test confirmed that the PANI/SiO2 modified coating successfully protects the carbon steel in the Sibayak artificial geothermal water at 150 °C for 6 months. T2 - European Geothermal Congress CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.10.22 KW - Corrosion KW - Geothermal KW - Coatings KW - Polyaniniline KW - Silicate PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56084 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lee, Jun-Seob A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Aging of passive film on UNS N08031 in a Green-Death solution N2 - Aging of passive film formed on UNS N08031 was investigated as a function of passivation time in Green-Death solution at 40°C. The specimen surface was in a stable passive state in the solution. The passive current density increased with an increase in the passivation potential. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Mott–Schottky (M–S) analyses revealed that a more defective n-type semiconductive passive film formed as the potential increased while the film became stable as the defects in the film decreased at potential lower than 1.0 VSSE. The increase of the applied potential and the polarisation time are likely reasons for the change in passive film stability. KW - Iron–chromium–nickel alloy KW - Passivity KW - Green-Death solution KW - Flue gas desulphurisation facilities KW - Alloy 31 KW - Semiconductive layer PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/1478422X.2018.1459077 SN - 1743-2782 SN - 1478-422X VL - 53 IS - 4 SP - 302 EP - 308 PB - Taylor & Francis AN - OPUS4-44923 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Weltschev, Margit A1 - Bäßler, Ralph A1 - Werner, H. A1 - Behrens, R. T1 - Assessment of the corrosion resistance of high-alloyed metallic tank materials in the BAM-list-requirements for tanks for the transport of dangerous goods T2 - EUROCORR 2003 CY - Budapest, Hungary DA - 2003-09-28 KW - BAM-List KW - Dangerous goods KW - Compatibility evaluations KW - High-alloyed metallic tank materials KW - Corrosion tests PY - 2003 N1 - Serientitel: EFC-Event – Series title: EFC-Event IS - 261 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - European Federation of Corrosion CY - Budapest AN - OPUS4-2683 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Book review: Additive manufacturing of metals – From fundamental technology to rocket nozzles, medical implants, and custom jewelry N2 - This book fulfills its intention to provide a comprehensive overview on 3D-printing of metals. The interested reader can get a lot of information about the topics one should deal with when working with additively manufactured metallic parts. It gives a general roadmap where to start, what to learn and how it fits together. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Alloys KW - Cladding KW - 3D-Metal-Printing PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.201870124 SN - 0947-5117 VL - 69 IS - 12 SP - 1881 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-46902 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Book review: Advanced ceramic and metallic coating and thin film materials for energy and environmental applications N2 - This book provides a state‐of‐the‐art overview on the processing, characterization, and modelling of metallic and ceramic materials used for energy and environmental applications. 17 scientists show a collection of current knowledge in 8 chapters. This book fulfills its intention to provide a reference book containing a collection of publications on thin films and coatings made of ceramic and metals used for energy and environmental applications. It covers a broad range of this topic and provides a comprehensive insight. Graduate and undergraduate students of materials science and mechanical engineering can find an overview on this topic to step in this interesting field of engineering. KW - Ceramic KW - Coating KW - Thin film KW - Energy PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.201970034 SN - 0947-5117 SN - 1521-4176 VL - 70 IS - 03 SP - 567 EP - 568 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-47517 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Book review: Challenges in corrosion N2 - Finally it can be concluded that this book fulfills its aim of being an attempt to present the subject of corrosion in a simple form. It introduces students into the world of corrosion making them familiar with general knowledge and certain kinds of approaches of assessing corrosion. KW - Corrosion KW - Material KW - Cost PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.201770044 SN - 1521-4176 VL - 68 IS - 4 SP - 484 EP - 484 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KgaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-43697 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Book review: Conducting polymers, fundamentals and applications – including carbon nanotubes and graphene N2 - Finally, it can be summarized that the second edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the practical basics and applications of conducting polymers. It fulfills its intension of assisting various researchers from diverse fields to become familiar with fundamentals and applications of conducting polymers. KW - Polymer KW - Degradation KW - Nanotubes PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002maco.201870055 SN - 1521-4176 VL - 69 IS - 5 SP - 662 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KgaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-44931 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Book review: Conjugated polymers - Perspective, theory, and new materials N2 - In this also completely rewritten and reorganized second part of the two‐volume set 45 international experts comprise the current knowledge of conjugated polymers. In addition to part one on properties, processing characterization and morphology, 16 chapters cover perspectives, theory and new materials. Finally, it can be concluded that this 4th edition of this handbook fulfills, like the first part, its intention, to be the definitive resource on the topic of conducting polymers. This is assured by the updated and added contributions of all authors, which consider the significant developments both in fundamental understanding, progress and applications since publication of the previous edition. So, it can be recommended to everyone, who wants to get a comprehensive overview on conjugated polymers, not just to researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals working in materials science and engineering. KW - Polymer KW - Testing PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.201970094 SN - 1521-4176 SN - 0947-5117 VL - 70 IS - 9 SP - 1727 PB - WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-48886 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -