A review on the fabrication methods for structurally stabilised composite phase change materials and their impacts on the properties of materials

Zhu, Jianhua; Palacios, Anabel; Zou, Boyang; Zhao, Yanqi; Deng, Weiyu; Zhang, Xiaosong; Ding, Yulong

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.112134

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“…Recently, 3D printing technology has been used to fabricate and embed various architectures with PCMs. PCMs are substances which absorb or release energy during phase transition, they are highly used in the building sector for heating/cooling purposes as well as in the thermal energy storage sector [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

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“…Depending on their nature, PCM can be organic, inorganic or metal alloy compounds, used at low (<100 • C), medium (100-200 • C) and high (>200 • C) temperatures [18]. Organic PCMs are usually classified as paraffin (saturated hydrocarbons) or non-paraffin Membranes 2022, 12, 588 2 of 20 compounds (fatty acids, alcohols, glycols, esters).…”

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“…Low temperature applications (<100 • C) of PCMs for thermal energy storage systems include passive heat/cold buffering in food industry, insulation building materials, domestic space heating, etc. [18]. Some examples of high temperature applications (>100 • C) are solar power generation system or industrial waste heat recovery [18].…”

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“…[18]. Some examples of high temperature applications (>100 • C) are solar power generation system or industrial waste heat recovery [18]. Thermal energy can be stored by physical processes (sensible heat and latent heat) and chemical processes (thermo-chemical heat).…”

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“…Thermal energy can be stored by physical processes (sensible heat and latent heat) and chemical processes (thermo-chemical heat). Among these methods, latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) system using phase change materials is the most efficient due to their high energy density per unit mass and per unit volume, and ability to provide heat at a constant temperature [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

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Development of 3D ZnO-CNT Support Structures Impregnated with Inorganic Salts

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Carbon-based materials are promising candidates for enhancing thermal properties of phase change materials (PCMs) without lowering its energy storage capacity. Nowadays, researchers are trying to find a proper porous structure as PCMs support for thermal energy storage applications. In this context, the main novelty of this paper consists in using a ZnO-CNT-based nanocomposite powder, prepared by an own hydrothermal method at high pressure, to obtain porous 3D printed support structures with embedding capacity of PCMs. The morphology of 3D structures, before and after impregnation with three PCMs inorganic salts (NaNO3, KNO3 and NaNO3:KNO3 mixture (1:1 vol% saturated solution) was investigated by scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). For structure impregnated with nitrates mixture, SEM cross-section morphology suggest that the inorganic salts impregnation started into micropores, continuing with the covering of the 3D structure surface and epitaxial growing of micro/nanostructured crystals, which led to reducing the distance between the structural strands. The variation of melting/crystallization points and associated enthalpies of impregnated PCMs and their stability during five repeated thermal cycles were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and simultaneous DSC-thermogravimetry (DSC-TGA). From the second heating-cooling cycle, the 3D structures impregnated with NaNO3 and NaNO3-KNO3 mixture are thermally stable.

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Advances in Nanoclay‐Based Form Stable Phase Change Materials: A Review

Zhao

Zuo

Yang

2023

Adv Materials Technologies

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As the core material of thermal energy storage technology, phase change materials (PCM) suffer serious leakage problems and slow thermal conductivity in applications. Nanoclay with relatively high specific surface area, high thermal conductivity, and abundant pore structure can successfully compensate for the defects in PCM. However, the ability of nanoclay without further modification to encapsulate the PCM for the preparation of form stable phase change materials (FSPCM) and accelerate their heat transfer is limited. Nanoclay is classified into 1D, 2D, and 3D minerals based on their microscopic morphology. In this review, the specific surface and pore structure of three types of nanoclay and their thermal performance after loading with PCM are summarized and compared. Then, different mineral modification treatments, such as pretreatment, surface modification, structural modulation, and functional assembly, are summarized to investigate the enhancement of thermal performance in nanoclay‐based FSPCM. This review also summarizes the state‐of‐the‐art research progress of emerging nanoclay material‐based FSPCM. Finally, a summary of the traditional applications of mineral‐based FSPCM and an outlook on new applications are presented. This paper will help researchers to better understand the recent developments, performance enhancement strategies of nanoclay‐based FSPCM and to identify potential future research efforts.

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Advanced Phase Change Materials from Natural Perspectives: Structural Design and Functional Applications

Liu

Zhang

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Advanced Science

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Phase change materials have garnered extensive interest in heat harvesting and utilization owing to their high energy storage density and isothermal phase transition. Nevertheless, inherent leakage problems and low heat storage efficiencies hinder their widespread utilization. Nature has served as a great source of inspiration for addressing these challenges. Natural strategies are proposed to achieve advanced thermal energy management systems, and breakthroughs are made in recent years. This review focuses on recent advances in the structural design and functions of phase change materials from a natural perspective. By highlighting the structure-function relationship, advanced applications including human motion, medicine, and intelligent thermal management devices are discussed in detail. Finally, the views on the remaining challenges and future prospects are also provided, that is, phase change materials are advancing around the biomimicry design spiral.

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A review on the fabrication methods for structurally stabilised composite phase change materials and their impacts on the properties of materials

Cited by 47 publications

References 190 publications

Development of 3D ZnO-CNT Support Structures Impregnated with Inorganic Salts

Development of 3D ZnO-CNT Support Structures Impregnated with Inorganic Salts

Advances in Nanoclay‐Based Form Stable Phase Change Materials: A Review

Advanced Phase Change Materials from Natural Perspectives: Structural Design and Functional Applications

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