IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/energy/v36y2011i2p785-791.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Morphology, structure and thermal stability of microencapsulated phase change material with copolymer shell

Author

Listed:
  • Li, Wei
  • Song, Guolin
  • Tang, Guoyi
  • Chu, Xiaodong
  • Ma, Sude
  • Liu, Caifeng

Abstract

A series of microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs) with n-octadecane as core were successfully fabricated by suspension-like polymerization. The influence of initiator type and polymerization temperature on MicroPCMs were investigated systemically. The morphology of these microcapsules with different copolymer shells and various phase changing material (PCM) contents were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, the core-shell structure and the shell thickness of microcapsules were also characterized by SEM. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) curves indicate that the effects of different copolymer shell and various PCM contents on thermal stability of MicroPCMs were insignificant. Besides, SEM micrographs show that all of the MicroPCMs with various PCM contents remained intact after heat treatment at 200 °C for 30 min, however, all of the heat-treated MicroPCMs had no enthalpy as demonstrated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves. From above results, the weight loss of MicroPCMs may be caused by the penetration of decomposed gas of n-octadecane through the intact shells.

Suggested Citation

  • Li, Wei & Song, Guolin & Tang, Guoyi & Chu, Xiaodong & Ma, Sude & Liu, Caifeng, 2011. "Morphology, structure and thermal stability of microencapsulated phase change material with copolymer shell," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 785-791.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:36:y:2011:i:2:p:785-791
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.12.041
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544210007310
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.energy.2010.12.041?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Song, Guolin & Ma, Sude & Tang, Guoyi & Yin, Zhansong & Wang, Xiaowei, 2010. "Preparation and characterization of flame retardant form-stable phase change materials composed by EPDM, paraffin and nano magnesium hydroxide," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(5), pages 2179-2183.
    2. Diaconu, Bogdan M. & Varga, Szabolcs & Oliveira, Armando C., 2010. "Experimental study of natural convection heat transfer in a microencapsulated phase change material slurry," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(6), pages 2688-2693.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Su, Weiguang & Darkwa, Jo & Kokogiannakis, Georgios, 2015. "Review of solid–liquid phase change materials and their encapsulation technologies," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 373-391.
    2. Li, Wei & Zhang, Rong & Jiang, Nan & Tang, Xiao-fen & Shi, Hai-feng & Zhang, Xing-xiang & Zhang, Yuankai & Dong, Lin & Zhang, Ningxin, 2013. "Composite macrocapsule of phase change materials/expanded graphite for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 607-614.
    3. Sarı, Ahmet & Alkan, Cemil & Bilgin, Cahit, 2014. "Micro/nano encapsulation of some paraffin eutectic mixtures with poly(methyl methacrylate) shell: Preparation, characterization and latent heat thermal energy storage properties," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 217-227.
    4. Giro-Paloma, Jessica & Barreneche, Camila & Martínez, Mònica & Šumiga, Boštjan & Cabeza, Luisa F. & Fernández, A. Inés, 2015. "Comparison of phase change slurries: Physicochemical and thermal properties," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 223-227.
    5. Zhao, C.Y. & Zhang, G.H., 2011. "Review on microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCMs): Fabrication, characterization and applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 15(8), pages 3813-3832.
    6. Qiu, Xiaolin & Li, Wei & Song, Guolin & Chu, Xiaodong & Tang, Guoyi, 2012. "Microencapsulated n-octadecane with different methylmethacrylate-based copolymer shells as phase change materials for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 188-199.
    7. Han, Pengju & Lu, Lixin & Qiu, Xiaolin & Tang, Yali & Wang, Jun, 2015. "Preparation and characterization of macrocapsules containing microencapsulated PCMs (phase change materials) for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 531-539.
    8. Arias, I. & Cardemil, J. & Zarza, E. & Valenzuela, L. & Escobar, R., 2022. "Latest developments, assessments and research trends for next generation of concentrated solar power plants using liquid heat transfer fluids," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
    9. Li, Wei & Zhang, Xing-xiang & Wang, Xue-chen & Tang, Guo-yi & Shi, Hai-feng, 2012. "Fabrication and morphological characterization of microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs) and macrocapsules containing MicroPCMs for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 249-254.
    10. Yin, Dezhong & Ma, Li & Liu, Jinjie & Zhang, Qiuyu, 2014. "Pickering emulsion: A novel template for microencapsulated phase change materials with polymer–silica hybrid shell," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 575-581.
    11. Tang, Xiaofen & Li, Wei & Zhang, Xingxiang & Shi, Haifeng, 2014. "Fabrication and characterization of microencapsulated phase change material with low supercooling for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 160-166.
    12. Yataganbaba, Alptug & Ozkahraman, Bengi & Kurtbas, Irfan, 2017. "Worldwide trends on encapsulation of phase change materials: A bibliometric analysis (1990–2015)," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 185(P1), pages 720-731.
    13. Paneliya, Sagar & Khanna, Sakshum & Utsav, & Singh, Ayush Pratap & Patel, Yash Kumar & Vanpariya, Anjali & Makani, Nisha Hiralal & Banerjee, Rupak & Mukhopadhyay, Indrajit, 2021. "Core shell paraffin/silica nanocomposite: A promising phase change material for thermal energy storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 591-599.
    14. Huanmei Yuan & Hao Bai & Minghui Chi & Xu Zhang & Jian Zhang & Zefei Zhang & Liyun Yang, 2019. "A Novel Encapsulation Method for Phase Change Materials with a AgBr Shell as a Thermal Energy Storage Material," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-12, February.
    15. Tumirah, K. & Hussein, M.Z. & Zulkarnain, Z. & Rafeadah, R., 2014. "Nano-encapsulated organic phase change material based on copolymer nanocomposites for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 881-890.
    16. Tafavogh, Mahyar & Zahedi, Alireza, 2022. "Improving the performance of home heating system with the help of optimally produced heat storage nanocapsules," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 181(C), pages 1276-1293.
    17. Zhang, Lei & Zhu, Jiaoqun & Zhou, Weibing & Wang, Jun & Wang, Yan, 2012. "Thermal and electrical conductivity enhancement of graphite nanoplatelets on form-stable polyethylene glycol/polymethyl methacrylate composite phase change materials," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 294-302.
    18. Jamekhorshid, A. & Sadrameli, S.M. & Farid, M., 2014. "A review of microencapsulation methods of phase change materials (PCMs) as a thermal energy storage (TES) medium," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 531-542.
    19. Tahan Latibari, Sara & Mehrali, Mohammad & Mehrali, Mehdi & Indra Mahlia, Teuku Meurah & Cornelis Metselaar, Hendrik Simon, 2013. "Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of nanoencapsulated phase change materials via sol–gel method," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 664-672.
    20. Mehrali, Mohammad & Latibari, Sara Tahan & Mehrali, Mehdi & Indra Mahlia, Teuku Meurah & Cornelis Metselaar, Hendrik Simon, 2013. "Preparation and properties of highly conductive palmitic acid/graphene oxide composites as thermal energy storage materials," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 628-634.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Salunkhe, Pramod B. & Shembekar, Prashant S., 2012. "A review on effect of phase change material encapsulation on the thermal performance of a system," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(8), pages 5603-5616.
    2. Li, Wei & Zhang, Xing-xiang & Wang, Xue-chen & Tang, Guo-yi & Shi, Hai-feng, 2012. "Fabrication and morphological characterization of microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs) and macrocapsules containing MicroPCMs for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 249-254.
    3. Qiu, Zhongzhu & Zhao, Xudong & Li, Peng & Zhang, Xingxing & Ali, Samira & Tan, Junyi, 2015. "Theoretical investigation of the energy performance of a novel MPCM (Microencapsulated Phase Change Material) slurry based PV/T module," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 686-698.
    4. Qiu, Zhongzhu & Ma, Xiaoli & Li, Peng & Zhao, Xudong & Wright, Andrew, 2017. "Micro-encapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries: Characterization and building applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 246-262.
    5. Giro-Paloma, Jessica & Barreneche, Camila & Martínez, Mònica & Šumiga, Boštjan & Cabeza, Luisa F. & Fernández, A. Inés, 2015. "Comparison of phase change slurries: Physicochemical and thermal properties," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 223-227.
    6. Qiu, Xiaolin & Li, Wei & Song, Guolin & Chu, Xiaodong & Tang, Guoyi, 2012. "Microencapsulated n-octadecane with different methylmethacrylate-based copolymer shells as phase change materials for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 188-199.
    7. Anisur, M.R. & Mahfuz, M.H. & Kibria, M.A. & Saidur, R. & Metselaar, I.H.S.C. & Mahlia, T.M.I., 2013. "Curbing global warming with phase change materials for energy storage," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 18(C), pages 23-30.
    8. Ran, Fengming & Chen, Yunkang & Cong, Rongshuai & Fang, Guiyin, 2020. "Flow and heat transfer characteristics of microencapsulated phase change slurry in thermal energy systems: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).
    9. Jacob, Rhys & Bruno, Frank, 2015. "Review on shell materials used in the encapsulation of phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 79-87.
    10. Zhang, Jiangyun & Shao, Dan & Jiang, Liqin & Zhang, Guoqing & Wu, Hongwei & Day, Rodney & Jiang, Wenzhao, 2022. "Advanced thermal management system driven by phase change materials for power lithium-ion batteries: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
    11. Kaluri, Ram Satish & Basak, Tanmay, 2010. "Analysis of distributed thermal management policy for energy-efficient processing of materials by natural convection," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 5093-5107.
    12. Han, Pengju & Lu, Lixin & Qiu, Xiaolin & Tang, Yali & Wang, Jun, 2015. "Preparation and characterization of macrocapsules containing microencapsulated PCMs (phase change materials) for thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 531-539.
    13. Fang, Guiyin & Li, Hui & Chen, Zhi & Liu, Xu, 2010. "Preparation and characterization of stearic acid/expanded graphite composites as thermal energy storage materials," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 4622-4626.
    14. Zhang, P. & Ma, Z.W. & Bai, Z.Y. & Ye, J., 2016. "Rheological and energy transport characteristics of a phase change material slurry," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 63-72.
    15. M. Mofijur & Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia & Arridina Susan Silitonga & Hwai Chyuan Ong & Mahyar Silakhori & Muhammad Heikal Hasan & Nandy Putra & S.M. Ashrafur Rahman, 2019. "Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-20, August.
    16. Yin, Dezhong & Ma, Li & Liu, Jinjie & Zhang, Qiuyu, 2014. "Pickering emulsion: A novel template for microencapsulated phase change materials with polymer–silica hybrid shell," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 575-581.
    17. Jamekhorshid, A. & Sadrameli, S.M. & Farid, M., 2014. "A review of microencapsulation methods of phase change materials (PCMs) as a thermal energy storage (TES) medium," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 531-542.
    18. Delgado, M. & Lázaro, A. & Mazo, J. & Peñalosa, C. & Marín, J.M. & Zalba, B., 2017. "Experimental analysis of a coiled stirred tank containing a low cost PCM emulsion as a thermal energy storage system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 590-601.
    19. Li, Liping & Wang, Gang & Guo, Chuigen, 2016. "Influence of intumescent flame retardant on thermal and flame retardancy of eutectic mixed paraffin/polypropylene form-stable phase change materials," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 162(C), pages 428-434.
    20. Qiu, Zhongzhu & Ma, Xiaoli & Zhao, Xudong & Li, Peng & Ali, Samira, 2016. "Experimental investigation of the energy performance of a novel Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Material (MPCM) slurry based PV/T system," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 260-271.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:36:y:2011:i:2:p:785-791. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.