期刊
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
卷 3, 期 4, 页码 1866-1879出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c01410
关键词
microencapsulation; phase change material; non-Pickering emulsion; thermal energy storage; photocatalytic activity
资金
- Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) Plan grant (2019-20)
- IIT Roorkee, India [OH-3571-142]
This study successfully synthesized dual-functional microcapsules with thermal energy storage and photocatalytic activity using a novel approach, where TiO2 was used as a particle stabilizer and photocatalyst. The thermal energy storage and photocatalytic properties were comprehensively characterized for the microcapsules.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticle decorated [poly(4-methylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene)] microcapsules enclosing phase change material (PCM) were synthesized following a one-pot non-Pickering emulsion templated suspension polymerization. TiO2 nanoparticles were hydrophobized using a trace amount of tertradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB, cationic stabilizer) through electro-static interaction and employed as a particle stabilizer. The resulting microcapsules presented concurrent functionalities of thermal energy storage and photocatalytic activity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) identified that microencapsulated PCMs (microPCMs) exhibited a well-defined, core-shell structure with spherical morphology. The existence of TiO2 over the polymeric shell was confirmed by energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis demonstrated that microPCM with 2.6 wt % TiO2 achieved maximum phase change enthalpy of 174 J/g with an encapsulation efficiency of 76.6% and could maintain it even after 100 melting-freezing cycles. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that the addition of TiO2 contributed in improving the thermal stability of microPCMs. Most of all, the produced microcapsules exhibited great photocatalytic activity through the synergistic photothermal effect. The bifunctional microcapsules reported in this work would stimulate wide applications in the biomedical field, residential buildings in polluted urban sites, and industrial establishments as thermal energy storage and depollution materials.
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