Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2026, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (1): 60-66.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0649

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Study on properties of n-eicosane/SAT/expanded graphite composites with high energy storage density

LI Yajing()   

  1. Jiyuan Vocational and Technical College,Jiyuan 459000,China
  • Received:2024-12-02 Online:2026-01-10 Published:2026-01-20

Abstract:

As a clean energy,solar energy has great potential in dealing with energy and environmental problems,but its utilization efficiency is limited due to its instability.The development of high⁃performance phase change material(PCM) composites is of great significance to solar thermal storage technology,which can effectively solve the problem of space⁃time mismatch between solar energy supply and demand.The purpose of this study is to prepare porous PCM with stable morphology,low undercooling and excellent photothermal conversion performance to solve the problem of space⁃time mismatch between solar energy supply and demand.The composite PCMs with porous expanded graphite as carrier material,n-eicosane as stabilizer and sodium acetate trihydrate(SAT) as phase change energy storage medium was prepared by melt mixing process.The results showed that the composite PCMs sample containing 3.3% expanded graphite had excellent performance.Its phase change enthalpy was 266.54 J/g,and the photothermal conversion efficiency was as high as 91.14%.There was almost no leakage at 90 ℃,and the supercooling degree was reduced to 2.50 ℃.It was also found that although EG had a negative effect on the phase change enthalpy,the composite PCMs remained between 225.71 J/g and 268.30 J/g due to the high enthalpy of SAT.In summary,the modification of SAT with EG and n-eicosane could effectively reduce supercooling,improve photothermal conversion efficiency,and provide a feasible solution for efficient storage and utilization of solar energy.

Key words: phase change material, solar thermal storage, expanded graphite, sodium acetate trihydrate, photothermal conversion efficiency

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