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Development of Environmental Friendly Anti-Corrosion Acrylic
Incorporated with Activated Carbon For Marine Structure Application
Nurul Aiman Athirah Binti Azmi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wan Mohd Norsani Bin Wan Nik
Bachelor of Applied Science (Maritime Technology)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Many methods have been established to prevent corrosion but coatings are the most
widely applied method for corrosion protection of mild steel and aluminium. This study
investigated the potential of acrylic incorporated with different concentration (0.02g,
0.04g, 0.06g and 0.08g) of activated carbon as environmental friendly anti-corrosion
on mild steel surface. The samples will be prepared with the size of 25 mm x 25 mm
x 3 mm and polish manually using 600, 800 and 1200 grits using sand paper. All the
coated samples will be characterised using weight loss analysis according to ASTM
G31 standard, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared
Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy (EIS). The sample will be immersed in sea water for 60 days. It is
expected that the corrosion rate is influence by the concentration of activated carbon
against mild steel surface.
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