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JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
Volume 128, Issue 3, Pages 1313-1326Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-016-6068-4
Keywords
Expanded graphite decanoic acid; Composite phase change materials; Structure; Thermal properties
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Decanoic acid/expanded graphite composite phase change materials (DA/EG-PCMs) with high stability and excellent thermal conductivity were fabricated by blending expanded graphite (EG) and decanoic acid (DA). The structure, thermo-physical properties, and the formation mechanism of DA/EG-PCMs were investigated. The obtained results demonstrate that EG exhibits a network-like porous structure, which is superimposed of 10-50 mu m thick graphite sheet. Therefore, DA can be effectively encapsulated through the binding between micropores and the surface adsorption of EG resulting in a relatively smaller DA/EG-PCMs particle with better dispersibility. In addition, adding EG into DA also increased both the thermal stability and the thermal conductivity while decreasing the charging and discharging time, which resulted in improved thermal efficiencies. Although adding EG can negatively influence the phase change behavior of DA, the temperature and enthalpy of phase change were still as high as 34.9 A degrees C and 153.1 J g(-1), respectively. Based on a combination of experimental results and a comprehensive analysis of the phase transformation kinetics, it is concluded that DA/EG-PCMs with 10 mass% EG with improved thermal properties can meet the requirements for efficient temperature control in low-to-medium environments.
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