Zhu, Xiaolei, Vinokurov, Vladimir, Kopitsyn, Dmitry and Shchukin, Dmitry G 
ORCID: 0000-0002-2936-804X
(2021)
Sepiolite Nanocarriers as a Matrix for Controlled Thermal Energy Storage.
ACS OMEGA, 6 (39).
pp. 25828-25834.
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Abstract
Applying the eutectic hydrated salt (EHS) mixture of Na<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>·12H<sub>2</sub>O and Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>·10H<sub>2</sub>O in a 1:1 weight ratio as a phase-change material and natural sepiolite nanocarriers as a matrix, the form-stable phase-change composite EHS@sepiolite was fabricated by vacuum impregnation. Due to the high porosity of sepiolite and its nanofibrous structure with internal channels, the effective loading of the phase-change material reached as high as 88 wt %. The melting temperature of the composite was 38.1 °C and its melting enthalpy was 185 J g<sup>-1.</sup> The crystallinity of the hydrated salt mixture was retained after loading into the sepiolite matrix. The composite demonstrated high stability over 50 heat uptake/release cycles maintaining its melting temperature and melting enthalpy the same. The combination of natural sepiolite nanocarriers and crystallohydrates is a cheap and efficient nanoscale energy storage system with high potential for practical applications and upscaling because of their natural abundance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Dec 2021 16:39 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 21:23 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsomega.1c04392 |
| Open Access URL: | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.1c04392 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3145095 |
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