Micro/nano encapsulation of some paraffin eutectic mixtures with poly(methyl methacrylate) shell: Preparation, characterization and latent heat thermal energy storage properties

Applied Energy

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 217-227

  Sari, Ahmet ^a   Alkan, Cemil ^a   Bilgin, Cahit ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emulsion polymerization; Eutectic mixture; Latent heat thermal energy storage; Micro nano PCM; Paraffin; PMMA

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COREMAKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ENERGY STORAGE; ESTERS; EUTECTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; MELTING; MELTING POINT; MIXTURES; PARAFFINS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POLYMERS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; EUTECTIC MIXTURE; LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; MICRO/NANO; PMMA; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION REACTION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY ANALYSIS;

ENCAPSULATION;

EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL POWER; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WAX;

EID: 84911042256     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.047     Document Type: Article

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