Mesoporous molecular sieve confined phase change materials with high absorption, enhanced thermal conductivity, and cooling energy charging/discharging capacity

doi:10.1007/s11706-024-0672-1

2024, Vol. 18

Issue (1) : 240672 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-024-0672-1

Mesoporous molecular sieve confined phase change materials with high absorption, enhanced thermal conductivity, and cooling energy charging/discharging capacity

Qi Zhang(

), Chongyang Liu, Xuehong Wu, Xueling Zhang, Jun Song

School of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450007, China

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Abstract

The biggest challenge for organic phase change materials (PCMs) used in cold energy storage is to maintain high heat storage capacity while reducing the leakage risk of PCMs during the phase transition process. This is crucial for expanding their applications in the more demanding cold storage field. In this study, novel form-stable low-temperature composite PCMs are prepared with mesoporous materials, namely SBA-15 and CMK-3 (which are prepared using the template method), as supporting matrices and dodecane as the PCM. Owing to the combined effects of capillary forces within mesoporous materials and interactions among dodecane molecules, both dodecane/SBA-15 and dodecane/CMK-3 exhibit outstanding shape stability and thermal cycling stability even after 200 heating/cooling cycles. In comparison to those of dodecane/SBA-15, dodecane/CMK-3 exhibits superior cold storage performance and higher thermal conductivity. Specifically, the phase transition temperature of dodecane/CMK-3 is −8.81 °C with a latent heat of 122.4 J·g⁻¹. Additionally, it has a thermal conductivity of 1.21 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹, which is 9.45 times that of dodecane alone. All these highlight its significant potential for applications in the area of cold energy storage.

Keywords cold energy storage phase change material mesoporous molecular sieve CMK-3 SBA-15 cooling energy charging/discharging capacity

Corresponding Author(s): Qi Zhang

Issue Date: 08 April 2024

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Qi Zhang,Chongyang Liu,Xuehong Wu, et al. Mesoporous molecular sieve confined phase change materials with high absorption, enhanced thermal conductivity, and cooling energy charging/discharging capacity[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2024, 18(1): 240672.

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Fig.1 Preparation of CMK-3 and the PCM of dodecane/CMK-3.

Fig.2 TEM images of (a)(b) SBA-15 and (c)(d) CMK-3.

Fig.3 FTIR spectra of SBA-15 and CMK-3.

Tab.1 Physical properties of SBA-15 and CMK-3

Fig.4 Hydrophilic/hydrophobic performances of (a) SBA-15 and (b) CMK-3. (c) N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherms and (d) pore size distributions of SBA-15 and CMK-3.

Fig.5 Absorption fraction–time curves of SBA-15 and CMK-3.

Fig.6 SEM images of (a)(b) dodecane/SBA-15 and (c)(d) dodecane/CMK-3.

Fig.7 FTIR spectra of dodecane, SBA-15, CMK-3, dodecane/SBA-15 and dodecane/CMK-3.

Fig.8 The melting and freezing behaviors of dodecane/SBA-15 and dodecane/CMK-3: (a) DSC curves; (b) TGA curves.

Fig.9 SEM images of (a) dodecane/SBA-15 and (b) dodecane/CMK-3. Melting and freezing enthalpy of (c) dodecane/SBA-15 and (d) dodecane/CMK-3 with different heating/cooling cycles. Leakages of dodecane/CMK-3 samples (e) before and (f) after heating/cooling cycles.

Fig.10 Thermal conductivities of dodecane/SBA-15 and dodecane/CMK-3 compared with that of dodecane.

Fig.11 (a) Temperature and (b) cooling thermal charging/discharging behaviors of dodecane/SBA-15 and dodecane/CMK-3 in the cooling and heating process.

Fig.12 Infrared images of dodecane/CMK-3 in (a) cooling and (b) heating processes.

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