Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of novel nanoencapsulated phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1149-1154

  Zhang, G H ^a   Bon, S A F ^b   Zhao, C Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Miniemulsion; N octadecane; Nanocapsules; PEMA; Thermal physical property

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; CORE/SHELL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; ENCAPSULATION EFFICIENCY; ENCAPSULATION RATIO; FOURIER TRANSFORMED INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FTIR; MINIEMULSIONS; N-OCTADECANE; PEMA; POLY(ETHYL METHACRYLATE); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM); THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; THICK SHELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); WEIGHT RATIOS; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENCAPSULATION; ESTERS; HEAT STORAGE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCAPSULES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84859439925     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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