Synthesis, characterization and applications of microencapsulated phase change materials in thermal energy storage: A review

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 144, Issue , 2017, Pages 276-294

  Alva, Guruprasad ^a   Lin, Yaxue ^a   Liu, Lingkun ^a   Fang, Guiyin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM); Microencapsulation; Phase change materials (PCM); Thermal energy storage (TES); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ENERGY STORAGE; FOAMS; HEAT STORAGE; MICROENCAPSULATION; POLYCONDENSATION; SLURRIES; SOLS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEXTILES; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPLEX COACERVATION; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; PHYSICAL SYNTHESIS; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS METHOD; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 85016474083     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.03.063     Document Type: Review

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