Hierarchically porous CMC/rGO/CNFs aerogels for leakage-proof mirabilite phase change materials with superior energy thermal storage

doi:10.1007/s11706-022-0619-3

Front. Mater. Sci.

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (4) : 220619 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-022-0619-3

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Hierarchically porous CMC/rGO/CNFs aerogels for leakage-proof mirabilite phase change materials with superior energy thermal storage

Fenglan CHEN¹, Xin LIU², Zhengya WANG¹, Shengnian TIE¹(

), Chang-An WANG^1,³(

)

¹. New Energy Photovoltaic Industry Research Center, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
². School of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
³. State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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Abstract

As a kind of essential hydrated salt phase change energy storage materials, mirabilite with high energy storage density and mild phase-transition temperature has excellent application potential in the problems of solar time and space mismatch. However, there are some disadvantages such as supercooling, substantial phase stratification and leakage problem, limiting its further applications. In this work, for the preparation of shaped mirabilite phase change materials (MPCMs), graphene (GO), sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were used as starting materials to prepare lightweight CMC/rGO/CNFs carbon aerogel (CGCA) as support with stable shape, high specific surface area, and well-arranged hierarchically porous structure. The results show that CGCA has regular layered plentiful pores and stable foam structure, and the pore and sheet interspersed structure in CGCA stabilizes PCMs via capillary force and surface tension. The hydrophilic aerogels supported MPCMs decrease mirabilite leaking and reduce supercooling to around 0.7‒1 °C. The latent heats of melting and crystallization of CGCA-supported mirabilite phase change materials (CGCA-PCMs) are 157.1 and 114.8 J·g⁻¹, respectively. Furthermore, after 1500 solid‒liquid cycles, there is no leakage, and the retention rate of crystallization latent heat is 45.32%, exhibiting remarkable thermal cycling stability.

Keywords carbon aerogel mirabilite phase change material supercooling thermal cycling stability

Corresponding Author(s): Shengnian TIE,Chang-An WANG

Issue Date: 16 December 2022

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Fenglan CHEN,Xin LIU,Zhengya WANG, et al. Hierarchically porous CMC/rGO/CNFs aerogels for leakage-proof mirabilite phase change materials with superior energy thermal storage[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2022, 16(4): 220619.

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Fig.1 Schematic diagrams of (a) CMC/rGO/CNFs carbon aerogels preparation and (b) CGCA-PCMs.

Tab.1 Average porosities of CGCA samples with different mass fractions of CNFs

Fig.2 (a) Nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms of CGCA (inset: pore width distribution curve). (b) Leak-proof photos of samples at 45 °C for 1 and 1500 cycles.

Fig.3 SEM images of (a) CGA, (b)(c) CGCA, (d) CGCA-0 for its surface structure, (e) CGCA for its cross section structures, (f) CGCA for its longitudinal section structures, and (g)(h) CGCA-PCMs. (i) Contact angle between CGCA and water.

Fig.4 (a) FTIR spectra of GO, CMC, and CGCA samples. (b) Raman spectra of GO and CGCA samples. (c) Raman spectra of PCMs and CGCA-PCMs samples. (d) EDS line spectra of CGCA samples before and after carbonization. (e) XPS wide-scan spectra of GO, CMC, and CGCA samples. (f)(g)(h) Spectra of C 1s of CMC, GO, and CGCA samples.

Fig.5 (a) T-history pattern of PCMs and CGCA-PCMs. (b) Thermal conductivities of CGCA-PCMs. (c) Partial enlarged view of the green marked map in panel (a). (d) Schematic diagram of heterogeneous nucleation of CGCA-PCMs.

Fig.6 (a)(b) DSC curves of PCMs and CGCA-PCMs. (c) Latent heat histograms of PCMs and CGCA-PCMs. (d)(e) DSC curves of CGCA-PCMs. (f) Latent heat histograms of CGCA-PCMs at 100, 500, and 1500 cycles.

Tab.2 DSC data for CGCA-PCMs of 100?1500 cycles

Fig.7 TGA curves of (a) PCMs and (b) CGCA-PCMs.

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