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Paula F De Castro1, Adham Ahmed2, Dmitry G Shchukin3
1Chemistry Department, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, The University of Liverpool, Chadwick Building, Peach Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, UK. P.Felix-De-Castro@liverpool.ac.uk.
Abstract:
We have encapsulated the heat exchange material, n-docosane, into polyurethane capsules of different sizes. Decreasing the size of the capsules leads to changes of the crystallinity of phase-change material as well as melting/crystallization temperature. The novelty of the paper includes 1) protection of the nanostructured energy-enriched materials against environment during storage and controlled release of the encapsulated energy on demand and 2) study of the structure and surface-to-volume properties of the energy-enriched materials dispersed in capsules of different sizes. The stability of energy nanomaterials, influence of capsule diameter on their energy capacity, homogeneity and operation lifetime are investigated.
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