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Lin Lin1,2, Ziqi Li1,2, Jian Zhang1,2
1School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
Abstract:
Phase change energy storage microcapsules were synthesized in situ by using melamine-formaldehyde-urea co-condensation resin (MUF) as wall material, n-octadecane (C18) as core material and styryl-maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) as emulsifier. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis were used to study the effects of emulsifier type, emulsifier dosage, core-wall ratio and pH on the morphology and thermal properties of microcapsules. The results show that the pH of core material and the ratio of core to wall have a great influence on the performance of microcapsules. SMA emulsifiers and MUF are suitable for the encapsulation of C18. When the pH is 4.5 and the core-wall ratio is 2/1, the latent heat and encapsulation efficiency of phase transition reaches 207.3 J g-1 and 84.7%, respectively. The prepared phase-change microcapsules also have good shape stability and thermal stability.
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