Issue 12, 2020

Shape-stabilized composite phase change film with good reversible thermochromic properties fabricated via phase inversion-assisted impregnation

Abstract

In this study, the regenerated porous cellulose film (LD) was properly prepared by dissolving cellulose in a LiCl/DMAc solvent though a simple phase inversion method. LD has a porous structure, good mechanical properties and great thermal stability. In order to form a shape-stabilized reversible thermochromic phase change film (DTLD), a reversible thermochromic compound (DTBC) was added into the LD by simple vacuum impregnation. The effect of the weight ratio of 1-dodecanol/tetradecanol complex solvent (3 : 7, 2 : 8, 1.5 : 8.5 and 1 : 9) on the phase change properties was investigated. DTLD (1.5 : 8.5) showed the highest latent heat storage of 174.00 J g−1 with the suitable phase change temperature at 37.5 °C. The low thermal conductivity of DTLD (1.5 : 8.5) at 10 °C (50 °C) was 0.396 ± 0.004 W m−1 K−1 (0.408 ± 0.002 W m−1 K−1). The color of DTLD (1.5 : 8.5) can change reversibly between colorless and blue as temperature changes. Melting–cooling tests after 100 cycles indicated that DTLD (1.5 : 8.5) has a high latent heat storage capacity of 169.65 J g−1. A shape-stable reversible thermochromic phase change composite assembled from a regenerated porous cellulose membrane as a support matrix is expected to be applied to the field of thermal energy storage.

Graphical abstract: Shape-stabilized composite phase change film with good reversible thermochromic properties fabricated via phase inversion-assisted impregnation

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Dec 2019
Accepted
12 Feb 2020
First published
17 Feb 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 7099-7107

Shape-stabilized composite phase change film with good reversible thermochromic properties fabricated via phase inversion-assisted impregnation

Y. Wang, N. Feng, Z. Kang, D. Wu and D. Hu, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 7099 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10255H

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