The overall crystallization behavior of polyethylene/wax blends as phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A mini review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thandi Patricia Gumede
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Crystallization Behavior ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Polyethylene Wax

POLYETHYLENE WAX/EPDM BLENDS AS SHAPE-STABILIZED PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dorigato ◽  
M.V. Ciampolillo ◽  
A. Cataldi ◽  
M. Bersani ◽  
A. Pegoretti
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Rubber Matrix ◽  
Elevated Concentration ◽  
Melt Mixing ◽  
Polyethylene Wax

ABSTRACT Various amounts of a paraffinic wax were dispersed by melt mixing in an ethylene/propylene diene monomers (EPDM) rubber matrix. The resulting compounds were then vulcanized to obtain shape-stabilized rubbery phase change materials for thermal energy storage. The addition of the paraffinic wax induced a retardation in the vulcanization kinetics of the EPDM matrix. Calorimetric measurements evidenced how the homogenous distribution of the wax domains within the rubber, confirmed by electron microscopy observations, allowed for retaining the melting enthalpy of the neat paraffinic wax even at elevated concentration. The thermal energy storage and release capabilities of the investigated compounds were maintained even after various thermal cycles. The incorporation of polyethylene wax had a positive effect (increasing proportionally to its content) on the mechanical properties of the EPDM matrix, as documented from both the dynamical and the quasi-static tensile tests.

Thermodynamic insights into n-alkanes phase change materials for thermal energy storage

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huimin Yan ◽  
Huning Yang ◽  
Jipeng Luo ◽  
Nan Yin ◽  
Zhicheng Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change Materials

scholarly journals Special Issue “Advanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Storage”

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1390
Author(s):  
Rocío Bayón
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Thermal Storage ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Advanced Phase

Thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCMs) is a research topic that has attracted much attention in recent decades [...]

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