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Effect of NiCo2O4-modified expanded graphite on heat transfer and storage improvement of CaCl2•6H2O

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JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2021.103902

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Phase change material; Expanded graphite; NiCo2O4 modification; Salt hydrate; Thermal characteristic enhancement

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  1. West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [U1803116, U1607113]
  3. Major Science and Technology Projects of Qinghai Province of China [2019-GX-A9]

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Efficient heat energy storage and conversion can be achieved using form-stable composite phase change materials (CPCM) to address imbalances in energy supply and demand. This study utilized in-situ NiCo2O4 to optimize the thermal conductivity and reliability of CaCl2-6H(2)O (CCH)-based CPCM. Results showed that the obtained CPCM exhibited enhanced thermal conductivity, improved thermal reliability, and good chemical compatibility, with a high energy storage density.
The efficient heat energy storage and conversion can be achieved by form-stable composite phase change material (CPCM) to cope with energy supply and demand imbalances in time and space. The modification of expanded graphite (EG) is important in promoting the phase change behavior of inorganic CPCM. The NiCo2O4 with spinel structure has an excellent thermal conduction channel and great hydrophilia. In this study, the in-situ NiCo2O4 was adopted to optimize the thermal conductivity and improve the thermal reliability of CaCl2-6H(2)O (CCH)-based CPCM. It was found that the obtained CPCM exhibited the enhanced thermal conductivity (4.652 W.m(-1).K-1), which was nearly 8.25 times that of CCH (0.564 W.m(-1).K-1). The thermal reliability increased, which was ascribable to the improvement of hydrophilicity. Moreover, the CCH-based CPCM showed great chemical compatibility, good energy storage density (149.32 J.g(-1)), and optimized apparent activation energy (363.62 kJ.mol(-1)). This work will provide new insights into enhanced thermal conductivity and reliability for form-stabilized CPCM by establishing three-dimensional bimetallic oxide channels.

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