Composite nano-structured calcium silicate phase change materials for thermal buffering in food packaging

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 508-511

  Johnston, James H ^a   Grindrod, James E ^a   Dodds, Margaret ^b   Schimitschek, Katrin ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calcium silicate; Packaging; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TOXICITY;

CALCIUM SILICATE; FOOD PACKAGING; NANO-STRUCTURED CALCIUM SILICATE (NCS); THERMAL BUFFERING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 38649096923     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2007.10.059     Document Type: Article

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