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Development of Environmental Friendly Anti Corrosion Modified Alkyd
Incorporated with Activated Carbon for Marine Structure Application
Nur Najiihah Binti Zawawi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Wan Mohd Norsani Bin Wan Nik
Bachelor of Applied Science (Maritime Technology)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Aluminium alloy is widely used in the fabrication of the marine structures due to some
unique features of it. The application of the anti-corrosion materials is really important
to protect the marine structures from being corroded which eventually will cause
failures. This study will focus on the development of environmental friendly anticorrosion
modified alkyd and activated carbon for marine structures application. For
this study, alkyd coating with five different concentrations were prepared to compare
the corrosion performances between the coupons. The new formulated coating will be
characterized through optical analysis via X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier
Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The anti-corrosion performance of the new
formulated coating on the aluminum coupons will be observed by weight loss,
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM). It is inferred that aluminum coupons that have been coated with the new
formulated coating should have more resistance towards corrosion.
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