Morphological characterization and applications of phase change materials in thermal energy storage: A review

X Huang, G Alva, Y Jia, G Fang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Phase change material (PCM), stores and releases heat at a particular required temperature
as it undergoes phase change at that temperature. Because of their large latent heat and …

Review on microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCMs): fabrication, characterization and applications

CY Zhao, GH Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The use of latent heat storage, microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCMs), is
one of the most efficient ways of storing thermal energy and it has received a growing …

Microencapsulation of n-octadecane phase change material with calcium carbonate shell for enhancement of thermal conductivity and serving durability: synthesis …

S Yu, X Wang, D Wu - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
A sort of new phase change material (PCM) microcapsules based on n-octadecane core
and calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) shell was synthesized through a self-assembly method to …

The micro‐/nano‐PCMs for thermal energy storage systems: a state of art review

A Arshad, M Jabbal, Y Yan… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
With advancement in technology—nanotechnology, various thermal energy storage (TES)
materials have been invented and modified with promising thermal transport properties …

Fabrication and performances of microencapsulated phase change materials based on n-octadecane core and resorcinol-modified melamine–formaldehyde shell

H Zhang, X Wang - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2009 - Elsevier
A series of microencapsulated phase change materials (micro-PCMs) based on n-
octadecane core and resorcinol-modified melamine–formaldehyde shell were synthesized …

Preparation and performance of magnetic phase change microcapsules with organic-inorganic double shell

Z Jiang, J Shu, Z Ge, Z Jiang, M Wang, X Ge - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic microcapsulated phase change materials can achieve rapid magnetic localization
temperature regulation and magnetic separation recycling. However, the efficient …

Phase change materials for building construction: An overview of nano-/micro-encapsulation

A Sivanathan, Q Dou, Y Wang, Y Li, J Corker… - Nanotechnology …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Buildings contribute to 40% of total global energy consumption, which is responsible to 38%
of greenhouse gas emissions. It is critical to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings to …

Melamine-formaldehyde microencapsulated n-Tetracosane phase change material for solar thermal energy storage in coating

AT Naikwadi, AB Samui, PA Mahanwar - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work aims to prepare potential solar thermal energy storage coating using melamine-
formaldehyde (MF) microcapsules with an n-Tetracosane (n-Tetra) core as phase change …

Micro/nano-encapsulated n-heptadecane with polystyrene shell for latent heat thermal energy storage

A Sarı, C Alkan, DK Döğüşcü, A Biçer - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study is focused on the preparation, characterization and determination of latent heat
thermal energy storage (LHTES) properties of polystyrene (PS)/n-heptadecane micro/nano …

Synthesis and properties of paraffin capsules as phase change materials

Z Jin, Y Wang, J Liu, Z Yang - Polymer, 2008 - Elsevier
Capsules containing paraffin as phase change core were in situ synthesized by the
absorption and polymerization of urea–formaldehyde prepolymer onto the core in the …