Preparation and properties of polystyrene encapsulated paraffin wax as possible phase change material in a polypropylene matrix

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 544, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-70

  Mochane, M J ^a   Luyt, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Microcapsules; Morphology; Phase change materials; Polypropylene; Thermal properties; Wax

Indexed keywords

FISCHER TROPSCH; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FTIR; MELT BLENDING; MELTING PEAK; MICROCAPSULES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM); POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; PP MATRIX; PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; SPHERICAL AGGLOMERATES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WELL-DISPERSED;

BLENDING; BOND (MASONRY); BUTENES; ETHYLENE; HEAT STORAGE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; PARAFFIN WAXES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WAXES;

ENCAPSULATION;

EID: 84864480052     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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