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Effect of Dropping Speed of Reducing Agent on the Preparation of LA/Ag Phase-Change Nanocapsules

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  • Sitong Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
    School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Huanmei Yuan

    (School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Dengti Hu

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
    School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Tonghe Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
    School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Hao Bai

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
    School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30# Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China)

Abstract

Lauric Acid (LA) phase-change nanocapsules prepared with silver as the shell exhibit excellent energy storage capacity and high thermal conductivity. Still, their functionality could be improved by ensuring uniform morphologies, even the size and thickness of silver particles. In this study, the LA/Ag nanocapsules were prepared under different reductant drop speeds. By adjusting the droplet speed of the reducing agent, the concentration of silver in the solution can be controlled, which affects the nucleation and growth rate of silver particles, thereby influencing the deposition of silver particles on the surface of the core material. The characterization results indicate the successful preparation of high sphericity and uniform-sized LA/Ag nanocapsules. The average diameter of capsules was 117–140 nm, the latent heat was 43.69–47.78 J/g, and the encapsulation efficiency was 80.69–82.53%. As the droplet speed increased, the thickness of the silver shell increased while the encapsulation efficiency decreased. The highest encapsulation efficiency was achieved when the reducing agent dropping speed was 0.03 mL/s.

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  • Sitong Liu & Huanmei Yuan & Dengti Hu & Tonghe Li & Hao Bai, 2024. "Effect of Dropping Speed of Reducing Agent on the Preparation of LA/Ag Phase-Change Nanocapsules," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:4:p:933-:d:1340286
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