Journal
BIOMACROMOLECULES
Volume 22, Issue 10, Pages 4155-4168Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00650
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31960293]
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This research introduces a nano-Fe3O4 and erythritol (ER)-functionalized, cross-linked methyl cellulose aerogel composite, capable of phase-change energy storage and light-to-heat conversion. It demonstrates high photothermal conversion efficiency, thermal stability, and rapid response to ultraviolet and magnetic fields, providing a promising material for renewable resource applications.
The collection, storage, and use of energy and information are important issues for overcoming the global energy shortage while satisfying the demand for information transmission. This research reports a nano-Fe3O4 and erythritol (ER)-functionalized, cross-linked methyl cellulose aerogel (MC-EP) composite that has the characteristics of phase-change energy storage as the magnetic and ultraviolet responses requisite for light-to-heat conversion and storage. The nano-Fe3O4 particles in MC-EPER-75 were fixed and filled into pore structures in MC-EP. ER was used to form an effective combination with MC-EP. The addition of nano-Fe3O4 compensated for the low thermal conductivity of ER. The MC-EP-ER-75 was able to store solar radiation-induced energy due to the loading of ER at a photothermal conversion efficiency of 79.67% and a light-to-heat conversion efficiency of 79.67%. The results of thermal stability (TGA) analysis showed that MC-EP-ER-75 was thermally degraded acceptably below 200 degrees C. The differential scanning calorimetry curve and latent heat values (melting/crystallization enthalpies of 314.8 and 197.9 J/g, respectively) of MC-EP-ER-75 did not change after 100 cycles. In addition, it exhibited excellent saturation magnetization, super-paramagnetism, and ultraviolet shielding, as well as a rapid response to the ultraviolet and magnetic fields. This provided a way to prepare light-to-heat conversion-storage-release materials and ultraviolet-magnetic sensors that can be used in renewable resources.
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