STUDY OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF BARNACLES GROW AT EXTERNAL SURF ACE OF PIPELINES.

• Main Author: Mohamad, Maaruf
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2009
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/8823/1/2009%20Bachelor%20-%20Microstructural%20Studies%20And%20Chemical%20Characeristic%20Of%20Barnacles%20Grow%20At%20External%20.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/8823/

The study of microstructure and chemical properties of Barnacles grow at external surface of pipelines is a case study about the Barnacle that grows on the external pipeline that has brought to UTP by PETRONAS subsidiaries. The study will focus on the microstructure of the Barnacles hard shell and chemical compounds that could be found in the hard shell. The samples are characterized using characterization tools such as SEM, XRD, and FTIR. The observation from the SEM is the Barnacles hard shells contain a lot of pores, the XRD results show that the main component of the sample is Calcium Carbonate (CaC03), the FTIR show that the sample contains an organic compound such as Alcohol, Benzene, Vinyl and Primary Amine. It is recommended to further research to find the relationship between the chemical component and the coating of the pipeline where the Barnacles grown.