Developments in Surface Contamination and Cleaning

Chapter 4

Microbial Cleaning for Removal of Surface Contamination

Rajiv Kohli,    The Aerospace Corporation, Houston, TX, USA

Chapter Outline

1. Introduction

2. Surface Contamination and Cleanliness Levels

3. Background

3.1. Microbial Agents

4. Principles of Microbial Cleaning

5. Cleaning Systems

5.1. Parts Cleaners

5.2. Cleaning Solutions and Microbial Compositions

5.3. Application of Microbes

5.4. Types of Contaminants

5.5. Types of Substrates

5.6. Parts Cleaning

5.6.1. Operating Guidelines

5.7. Costs

5.7.1. Examples of Cost Savings

6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Microbial Cleaning

6.1. Advantages

6.2. Disadvantages

7. Applications

7.1. Parts Washing

7.2. Oil and Grease Removal

7.3. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Oilfields

7.4. Bacterial ...