Phase change material cellulosic composites for the cold storage of perishable products: From material preparation to computational evaluation

Applied Energy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 339-346

  Melone, Lucio ^a   Altomare, Lina ^a   Cigada, Alberto ^a,b   De Nardo, Luigi ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INSTM Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Materiali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active food packaging; Cold storage; Paperboard; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COLD STORAGE; DESIGN; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOOD STORAGE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PAPERBOARDS; SPOILAGE;

ACTIVE FOOD PACKAGING; BUFFERING PROPERTIES; BUILDING BLOCKES; CELLULOSE MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; COMPUTATIONAL EVALUATION; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; HEAT TRANSMISSION; HEATING PROCESS; MATERIAL PREPARATION; MATRIX; MULTILAYER CONFIGURATION; PACKAGING DESIGNS; PERISHABLE PRODUCT; PHASE CHANGE; THERMAL PARAMETERS; WARM TEMPERATURES;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; COLD STORAGE; DECAY; FOOD STORAGE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PAPER BOARDS; PERISHABLES; PHASES;

EID: 80053298256     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.039     Document Type: Article

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