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Synthesis and Characterization of Smart Coatings with Embedded HNT@ZnO Nanocomposites.

  • Daniel Jeffry Mohd Johari
  • , Puteri Sri Melor Megat Yusoff
  • , Nuur Fahanis Che Lah
  • , Muhammad Yasir*
  • , Adnan Tariq
  • , Shahid Iqbal
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Aiming at the prevention and control of corrosion in oil and gas pipelines, a smart coating with a dual functionality was synthesised by loading zinc oxide (ZnO) as the corrosion inhibitor into halloysite nanotubes (HNT). The HNT@ZnO nanocomposites were synthesised with the absence and presence of diethylene glycol (DEG) to observe the effects on its chemical and morphological structure. The mass ratio of the HNT to ZnO was also modified (1:0.5 ratio, 1:1 ratio and 1:1.5 ratio) to analyse the release rate of ZnO from its nanocontainers under different pH environments. The study also investigated the influence of ZnO in inhibiting corrosion through immersion test. A novel coating with embedded HNT@ZnO nanoparticles was formulated. The system was characterised for its chemical compositions using appropriate techniques such as the FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The release characteristics of the ZnO from the HNT@ZnO was determined by a UV-Vis spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 367 nm. The experimental results showed that an increase amount of ZnO would be superior in synthesising a smart coating used in the oil and gas industry, where up to 76% of the constituents of the HNT are released from its lumen. The sample with the highest content of zinc has also been observed to have the least amount of deposited corrosion on its total tested surface area (62%) opposed to a pure epoxy coating with no zinc oxide (97%).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Conference on E-Mobility - Volume 1 - ICEM 2024
EditorsTaib Iskandar Mohamad, Ramani Kannan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages273-279
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9789819566778
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2026
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on E-Mobility, ICEM 2024 - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Duration: 11 Sept 202412 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on E-Mobility, ICEM 2024
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKota Kinabalu
Period11/09/2412/09/24

Free Keywords

  • coatings
  • Halloysites Nanotubes
  • Nanocomposites
  • thermogravimetric analysis
  • Zinc oxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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