Since the buildings' heating and cooling needs are always growing during the cold and
warm months, respectively, the buildings' energy consumption has dramatically shot up. So …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have been widely used in building applications as a
thermal storage medium for passive thermal regulation and for increasing the efficiency of …

Spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are waste residues arising from the process of coffee brewing
and are usually sent to landfills, causing environmental concerns. SCGs contain a …

A novel type of microencapsulated phase change materials (microPCMs) with n-Octadecane
core shelled by styrene–divinylbenzene copolymer were synthesized by the suspension …

Incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs) into buildings has recently attracted
widespread attention as they can bridge the mismatch between energy supply and demand …

This study evaluates the efficiency of phase change materials (PCMs) in improvements in
thermal performance and thermal comfort of a residential building. The heat transfer of …

Microencapsulation technology solves the problems that phase change materials (PCM) are
easy to leak, difficult to transport, and vulnerable to contamination. However, the shell …

Today, our society has the duty of reducing the energy consumed in the building sector. A
promising technology to achieve this goal is the implementation of thermal energy storage …

Phase change materials (PCMs) provide passive storage of thermal energy in buildings to
flatten heating and cooling load profiles and minimize peak energy demands. After …

The safety concerns associated with lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) pose a significant obstacle
to the widespread practical use of high-energy–density batteries. To address this challenge …