Preparation of Colored Microcapsule Phase Change Materials with Colored SiO2 Shell for Thermal Energy Storage and Their Application in Latex Paint Coating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Reagents
2.1. Methods
2.1.1. Synthesis of the Paraffin@SiO2 Microcapsules
2.1.2. Synthesis of Colored Microcapsules
2.1.3. Preparation of Temperature-Regulating Coating
2.2. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthetic Strategy and Formation Mechanisms
3.2. Chemistry and Crystal Structure of Microcapsules
3.3. Chemical Composition and Crystal Structure
3.4. Thermal Conductivity
3.5. Phase Transition Characteristics and Thermal Performance Analysis
3.6. Temperature-Regulating Performance and Solar Energy Thermal Storage Capacity
3.7. UV Protection Property and Thermal Stability
3.8. Temperature Control Performance Testing of Internal Wall Insulation Thermal Coating
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Phase State | Result |
---|---|---|
Melting area (°C) | - | 26–30 |
solidification area (°C) | - | 27–23 |
Density (g/cm3) | Solid phase | 0.862 |
Liquid phase | 0.850 | |
Specific Heat capacity (kJ/Kg·K) | Solid phase | 2.14 |
Liquid phase | 2.02 | |
Thermal Conductivity (W/m·K) | Solid phase | 0.26 |
Liquid phase | 0.25 |
Samples | Preparation Process | Temperature (°C) | Reaction Time (h) | Stirring Speed (r/min) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paraffin | Paraffin/TEOS | 45 | 0.5 | 1000 |
Microcapsules | Micelle | 45 | 0.5 | 1000 |
SiO2 shell | 50 | 5 | 500 | |
Modified microcapsule | KH550 | 40 | 2 | 500 |
Colored microcapsules | Colored SiO2 shell | 40 | 2 | 300 |
Type of Equipment | Parameter | Model and Company | Repetitions |
---|---|---|---|
Dryer | Temperature | Shanghai Experimental Instrument General Factory (ZK-82B) | - |
Device for testing the thermal conductivity | Thermal conductivity | Xia tech hot plate thermal conductivity meter (TC-3000) | 5 |
Time/temperature curve test device | Time/temperature curve | Self-assembled test device | 3 |
differential scanning calorimeter | Thermal performance | American Waters Corporation(Q20) | - |
Samples | Crystallization Process | Melting Process | Encapsulation Efficiency (%) | Thermal Conductivity (W·m−1·K−1) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tc (°C) | ΔHc (J/g) | Tm (°C) | ΔHm (J/g) | |||
Paraffin | 28.56 | 203.49 | 24.98 | 206.15 | - | 0.2619 |
Microcapsules | 27.93 | 77.31 | 22.48 | 78.23 | 38 | 0.6215 |
Colored microcapsules | 27.98 | 60.49 | 23.16 | 59.03 | 30 | 0.7011 |
Sample Code | Color Parameters | ||||
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L* | a* | b* | c* | h* | |
Microcapsules | 98.45 | −0.08 | −0.14 | 0.16 | 241.41 |
Colored microcapsules | 54.71 | −6.40 | −25.30 | 26.09 | 255.81 |
X-Br | 63.76 | −3.23 | −38.76 | 38.89 | 265.24 |
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Ma, E.; Wei, Z.; Lian, C.; Zhou, Y.; Gan, S.; Xu, B. Preparation of Colored Microcapsule Phase Change Materials with Colored SiO2 Shell for Thermal Energy Storage and Their Application in Latex Paint Coating. Materials 2021, 14, 4012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14144012
Ma E, Wei Z, Lian C, Zhou Y, Gan S, Xu B. Preparation of Colored Microcapsule Phase Change Materials with Colored SiO2 Shell for Thermal Energy Storage and Their Application in Latex Paint Coating. Materials. 2021; 14(14):4012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14144012
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Enpei, Zhenghuang Wei, Cheng Lian, Yinping Zhou, Shichang Gan, and Bin Xu. 2021. "Preparation of Colored Microcapsule Phase Change Materials with Colored SiO2 Shell for Thermal Energy Storage and Their Application in Latex Paint Coating" Materials 14, no. 14: 4012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14144012