Journal
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 232, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113801
Keywords
Solar thermal energy storage; Phase changing materials (PCM); Microcapsules; Thermal energy storage (TES)
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Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation (NRF) - Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) [2020R1A2C2101759]
- Ministry of Education [2020R1A6A1A03038817]
- Korea Institute of Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) - Ministry of Trade, Industry AMP
- Energy (MOTIE), Republic of Korea [20194010201750]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1A2C2101759] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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A novel hierarchical SiO2/TiO2/polydopamine composite shell was synthesized to improve the solar-thermal conversion efficiency of encapsulated phase change materials, achieving efficient solar energy storage through light-driven localized heating. This composite shell enhances structural stability, durability, and promotes localized surface photo thermal effect in various PCM solar-thermal conversion applications.
To improve the solar-thermal conversion efficiency of encapsulated phase change materials (PCM), a novel hierarchical SiO2/TiO2/polydopamine (ES-T-PDA) composite shell was designed and synthesized through inter layer arrangement on an encapsulated PCM. The corresponding structures, chemical compositions, crystallinity, and thermal induction capacity of the ES-T-PDA nano/microcapsule shell was extensively investigated. The articulated system attained phase-change enthalpies around 125.92 J/g, with a thermal heating increase of similar to 2.16 +/- 0.34 degrees C due to stimulated light-driven localized heating for efficient solar energy storage. This study confirmed that the combination of SiO2, TiO2 and PDA layered shell was a practical way not only to enhance the structural stability, durability and solar photocatalytic activity but also to promote localized surface photo thermal effect due to light scattering effect and visible light absorption. By coupling these two features, the structural design developed in this work displays a considerable prospect for straightforward solar energy employment in various PCM solar-thermal conversion applications such as temperature management of greenhouses, solar water heating systems, solar cookers, and solar-thermal electricity generating systems.
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