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Preparation of pentadecane/poly(melamine‐urea‐formaldehyde) microcapsules for thermal energy storage applications
Author(s) -
Konuklu Yeliz,
Erzin Fatma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4346
Subject(s) - pentadecane , differential scanning calorimetry , materials science , chemical engineering , thermal energy storage , urea formaldehyde , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , layer (electronics) , physics , adhesive , engineering
Summary Phase change materials (PCMs) with suitable melting ranges for thermal energy storage applications are alkanes, paraffins, fatty acids, eutectic mixtures, and inorganic PCMs. Paraffinic hydrocarbons and fatty acids with low solubility in water are usually the preferred candidates. Pentadecane, which is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C 15 H 32 , was used as PCM in this study. The pentadecane was microencapsulated with a poly(melamine‐urea‐formaldehyde (MUF)) shell for thermal energy storage. Pentadecane/poly(MUF) microcapsules were prepared by in situ polymerization method. The morphological analysis of pentadecane microcapsules was analyzed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Thermal properties of microcapsulated pentadecane were determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results demonstrated that pentadecane/PUF microcapsules were prepared successfully, and they offer proper phase transition temperature range (8.7°C and 8.1°C) and heat enthalpy values (84.5 and −88.2 kJ/kg) for thermal energy storage applications. According to the results, it was determined that pentadecane/poly(MUF) microcapsules have good potential for thermal energy storage applications.