Printing Composites with Salt Hydrate Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage.

ABSTRACT: Salt hydrate phase change materials are important in advancing thermal energy storage technologies for the development of renewable energies. At present, their widespread use is limited by undesired undercooling and phase separation, as well as their tendency to corrode container materials. Herein, we report a direct ink writing (DIW) additive manufacturing technique to print noncorrosive salt hydrate composites with thoroughly integrated nucleating agents and thermally conductive additives. First, salt hydrate particles are prepared from nonaqueous Pickering emulsions and then employed as rheological modifiers to formulate thixotropic inks with polymer dispersions in toluene serving as the matrix. These inks are successfully printed at room temperature and cured by solvent evaporation und

SUBMITTER: Lak SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature