Phase change materials for thermal energy storage

K Pielichowska, K Pielichowski - Progress in materials science, 2014 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) used for the storage of thermal energy as sensible and
latent heat are an important class of modern materials which substantially contribute to the …

Review on clay mineral-based form-stable phase change materials: Preparation, characterization and applications

P Lv, C Liu, Z Rao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage plays a crucial role in energy conservation and environmental
protection. Research on thermal energy storage of phase change materials (PCM) has been …

Preparation, characterization and performance of paraffin/sepiolite composites as novel shape-stabilized phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Y Luo, S Xiong, J Huang, F Zhang, C Li, Y Min… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the paraffin/sepiolite composites were fabricated as novel shape-stable phase
change materials (SSPCMs) by vacuum impregnation for thermal energy storage. The …

Organic phase change materials and their textile applications: an overview

N Sarier, E Onder - Thermochimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
An organic phase change material (PCM) possesses the ability to absorb and release large
quantity of latent heat during a phase change process over a certain temperature range. The …

Three-dimensional montmorillonite/Ag nanowire aerogel supported stearic acid as composite phase change materials for superior solar-thermal energy harvesting …

H Yi, L Xia, S Song - Composites Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) which can harvest regenerative solar energy and convert
into storable thermal energy are supposed to be advanced energy storage mediums. Stearic …

Carbon nanotube/paraffin/montmorillonite composite phase change material for thermal energy storage

M Li, Q Guo, S Nutt - Solar energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A composite phase change material (PCM) comprised of organic montmorillonite
(OMMT)/paraffin/grafted multi-walled nanotube (MWNT) is synthesized via ultrasonic …

Design of 3D-network montmorillonite nanosheet/stearic acid shape-stabilized phase change materials for solar energy storage

H Yi, Z Ai, Y Zhao, X Zhang, S Song - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) that have the ability to convert and store solar energy could
take full advantage of clean and renewable energy. However, the large-scale commercial …

A novel core-shell structural montmorillonite nanosheets/stearic acid composite PCM for great promotion of thermal energy storage properties

H Yi, W Zhan, Y Zhao, S Qu, W Wang, P Chen… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel nanocomposite phase change material (PCM) has been designed to
greatly enhance the thermal energy storage capacity and thermal conductivity. It is the first …

Graphene aerogel-based phase changing composites for thermal energy storage systems

S Kashyap, S Kabra, B Kandasubramanian - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
Phase changing materials (PCM) release or absorb heat in high quantity when there is a
variation in phase. PCMs show good energy storage density, restricted operating …

Application of phase change material for thermal energy storage: An overview of recent advances

N Kumar, SK Gupta, VK Sharma - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
For efficient use and conservation of solar energy and waste heat, it is necessary to capture
the thermal energy, for this purpose phase change material may be used as sensible and …