Integrating phase change materials in construction materials: Critical review

A Marani, ML Nehdi - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Applications of phase change materials (PCMs) have become of great interest in recent
years owing to beneficial effects on the thermal, mechanical and durability properties of …

PCM-mortar based construction materials for energy efficient buildings: A review on research trends

VV Rao, R Parameshwaran, VV Ram - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
The increasing concerns about climate change and environmental emissions have led to
conservation of energy in buildings through the development of several energy-efficient …

Phase change materials for energy efficiency in buildings and their use in mortars

M Frigione, M Lettieri, A Sarcinella - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is responsible for consuming large amounts of energy. The
development of new materials with the purpose of increasing the thermal efficiency of …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of phase change material composite performance through Figure-of-Merit analysis: Graphene vs Boron Nitride

UB Shahid, A Abdala - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) as a medium for thermal energy storage may hold the key
to solving the intermittent energy supply of renewable sources like solar and wind energy …

Thermophysical characterization of paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications for buildings

N Soares, T Matias, L Durães, PN Simões, JJ Costa - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Trustworthy information about the thermophysical properties of phase-change-materials
(PCMs) is vital for designing low temperature thermal energy storage systems for buildings …

Comparative study of the mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight cementitious composites

AL Brooks, H Zhou, D Hanna - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Lightweight concrete and cementitious composites are increasingly studied by researchers
due to their advantageous performance in reducing structural load and building's …

The durability of cementitious composites containing microencapsulated phase change materials

Z Wei, G Falzone, B Wang, A Thiele… - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the durability of cementitious composites containing
microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs). First, the stability of the PCM's enthalpy …

[HTML][HTML] Performance evaluation of cement-based composites containing phase change materials from energy management and construction standpoints

MF Junaid, Z ur Rehman, N Ijaz, R Farooq… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage in building envelopes is critical to promoting renewable energy,
implementation of which requires thermal performance enhancement of construction …

Use of phase change materials (PCMs) to mitigate early age thermal cracking in concrete: Theoretical considerations

B Šavija, E Schlangen - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have found their use in concrete technology for increasing
energy efficiency of building envelopes. In recent years, however, new potential applications …

Rate capability and Ragone plots for designing battery thermal management system based on phase change material

XW Lin, ZF Zhou, TF Liu, SQ Xue, Y Liang… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change material (PCM), as a passive thermal regulation technology, is anticipated to
mitigate the thermal challenges associated with anomalous temperature in lithium-ion …