Ultrasonic synthesis and characterization of polystyrene/n-dotriacontane composite nanoencapsulated phase change material for thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 551-556

  Fang, Yutang ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Liang, Xianghui ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Gao, Xuenong ^a   Zhang, Zhengguo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Miniemulsion polymerization; Nanocapusulated phase change material; Thermal energy storage; Thermal performance; Ultrasonic initiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENCAPSULATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

ENCAPSULATION EFFICIENCY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; MINI-EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZERS; PHASE CHANGE ENTHALPY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; ULTRASONIC INITIATION; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES;

HEAT STORAGE;

COMPOSITE; EMULSION; ENTHALPY; HEAT CAPACITY; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; POLYMERIZATION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84905394357     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.056     Document Type: Article

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