Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 3375-3384Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03558
Keywords
Phase change materials; Paraffin; Epoxy resin; Encapsulation mechanism; Supercooling
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Funding
- National Key Research Program of China [2016YFB0302000]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21176017, 21476013]
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Designing novel phase change materials (PCMs) is of vital importance in achieving the sustainable development of energy. Here, we facilely prepare a series of novel multiple solid solid PCMs (SSPCMs, EPPa-X systems) by blending paraffin, epoxy resin with crystalline side chains (D18), and poly(propylene oxide)diamine together followed by a one-pot curing process. Strong intermolecular forces between paraffin and D18 (based on their good compatibility) and a reliable three-dimensional (3-D) cross-linking network of epoxy resin form a unique encapsulation mechanism, which provides the EPPa-X SSPCMs with excellent shape-stable properties and superior thermal stability (remain stable below 180 degrees C) without sacrificing too much latent heat of paraffin (only 1.6% latent heat loss). Due to the combination of two melting processes at 36 and 60 degrees C derived from D18 and paraffin, respectively, the latent heat of the EPPa-50 system is high, up to 152.6 J/g. Besides, the supercooling extent of D18 decreased from 13.6 to 10.5 degrees C with the addition of paraffin due to the heterogeneous nucleation effect. The novel EPPa-X SSPCMs possess tremendous potential for a wide range of applications due to their facile preparation, low cost, high reliability, and excellent phase change properties, while the unique encapsulation mechanism may open a new door for preparing other novel types of PCMs.
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