Premium
Synthesis and thermal properties of poly(acrylonitrile‐ co ‐allyl glycidyl ether)‐ graft ‐methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) copolymers as novel solid–solid phase‐change materials for thermal energy storage
Author(s) -
Huang Xuelin,
Guo Jing,
Yang Yunming,
Li Shenglin,
Chen Shuang,
Liu Yuanfa,
Zhang Sen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.46641
Subject(s) - differential scanning calorimetry , thermogravimetric analysis , copolymer , materials science , polymer chemistry , ethylene glycol , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemical engineering , thermal stability , acrylonitrile , polymer , composite material , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
We synthesized a series of poly(acrylonitrile‐ co ‐allyl glycidyl ether)‐ graft ‐methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (PAA‐ g ‐MPEG) copolymers as novel polymeric solid–solid phase‐change materials by grafting methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) to the main chain of poly(acrylonitrile‐ co ‐allyl glycidyl ether) (PAA). PAA was the skeleton, and MPEG was a functional side chain, which stored and released heat during its phase‐transition process. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and 1 H‐NMR spectroscopy analysis were performed to investigate the chemical structures. The crystalline morphology and crystal structures were also measured with polarized optical microscopy and X‐ray diffraction. Moreover, the thermal‐energy‐storage properties, thermal stability, and thermal reliability of the PAA‐ g ‐MPEG copolymers were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) methods. These analysis results indicate that the MPEG chains were successfully grafted onto PAA, and we found that the PAA‐ g ‐MPEG copolymers had typical solid–solid phase‐transition temperatures in the range 11–54 °C and high latent heat enthalpies between 44 and 85 J/g. In addition, the as‐prepared PAA‐ g ‐MPEG copolymers showed reusability and thermal reliability, as shown by the thermal cycle testing and TGA curves. Therefore, the synthesized PAA‐ g ‐MPEG copolymers have considerable potential for thermal energy storage. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135 , 46641.