Aluminum AA5052 is an inexpensive and lightweight metal that has been used in a variety of applications, including the Bipolar Plate in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (BPs PEMFC). The alloy has good electrical conductivity and low corrosion. Corrosion rate (CR) increases during PEMFC operation with increasing temperature. Inorganic dyes, such as chromate, are commonly used to reduce metal corrosion. Unfortunately, they are toxic and have a negative impact on the environment. Chitosan, which is a green, cheap, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly organic solvent, can be used to solve this problem. Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) technique was used to coated the surface of AA5052 with chitosan. CR was measured using electrochemical and weight loss methods (in 0.5 M H2SO4). The best research results are as follows. The lowest CR values were obtained at the EPD time of 20 min at a chitosan concentration of 0.5% wt. The results of the study using the weight loss method indicated that after soaking for 72 hours, the chitosan inhibitor can reduce the corrosion rate (CR) with an inhibitor efficiency of 87.89%, while the electrochemical method obtained a higher efficiency of 95.12%. An increase in temperature will result in a decrease in the efficiency of the inhibitor. Testing with SEM-EDX, after being coated with chitosan inhibitor, the metal surface looks smoother and the Al composition is reduced and it is detected that there is adsorption of O, N and S elements that coated the metal to form insoluble complex compounds, so the corrosion rate decreases.
Plat dwikutub adalah salah satu komponen utama sel fuel membran pertukaran proton (PEMFC). Aloi aluminium (Al5052) merupakan salah satu logam yang digunakan sebagai plat dwikutub kerana mempunyai kekonduksian yang tinggi dan ringan. Namun, sistem PEMFC yang berasid (pH3-6) adalah mudah untuk bahan Al5052 mengalami kakisan sehingga dapat mengurangkan prestasi PEMFC. Oleh itu, bagi mengurangkan halaju kakisan yang berlaku, kajian ini menggunakan perencat hijau gam Arab dengan kaedah pemendapan elektroforesis (EPD). Kesan kakisan plat Al5052 bersalut 0.5 gL-1 gam Arab di dalam larutan sulfurik asid diuji menggunakan kaedah elektrokimia dan ujian morfologi. Hasil ujian morfologi permukaan Al5052 yang bersalut gam Arab terlihat lebih halus dan homogen berbanding permukaan yang tidak disalut serta hasil keratan rentas ketebalan salutan adalah antara 7.5 μm sehingga 8.8 μm. Kesan peningkatan suhu (30ºC sehingga 90ºC) terhadap nilai rintangan hubungan antara muka (ICR) pada Al5052 yang tidak bersalut akan menurun daripada 11.8552 sehinggs 9.9042 mΩ cm 2 manakala yang bersalutkan gam Arab mempunyai nilai daripada 13.3497sehingga 11.812 mΩ cm 2. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa gam Arab dapat memberikan perlindungan terhadap permukaan logam yang apabila pengujian menggunakan kaedah polarisasi linear tafel dalam larutan 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 (pH4) menunjukkan nilai ketumpatan arus kakisan (I corr) semakin menurun daripada 0.00264 kepada 0.00012 μA cm-2. Selain itu, halaju kakisan turut menurun daripada 3.06 × 10-5 mpy kepada 1.61 × 10-6 mpy setelah disalut gam Arab. Kesimpulannya, gam Arab dan kaedah salutan EPD boleh digunakan bagi mengurangkan halaju kakisan pada plat Al5052, supaya jangka hayat bahan ini lebih panjang dan boleh mencapai piawai yang ditetapkan oleh DOE untuk plat dwikutub.
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