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Shape-Stabilized Stearic Acid/Expanded Graphite/Chitin-Derived Carbon Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Storage Performance and Photothermal Conversion
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Hongli Guo
Hongli Guo
Junchi Wang
Junchi Wang
Guoning Li
Guoning Li
Qiangqiang Xiao
Qiangqiang Xiao
Hui Li
Hui Li
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School of Business, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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School of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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Processes 2025, 13(10), 3335; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13103335 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 5 September 2025
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Revised: 12 October 2025
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Accepted: 16 October 2025
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Published: 18 October 2025
Abstract
Melting leakage and low thermal conductivity of stearic acid (SA) restrict its application in thermal storage. In this work, a shape-stabilized phase change material (ECNX/SA) with enhanced thermal storage performance and photothermal conversion is designed based on expanded graphite/chitin-derived carbon (ECNX). Thermal storage performance, including phase change temperature, enthalpy, thermal conductivity and shape stability, of ECNX/SA is investigated. With this, the influence mechanism of ECNX on the thermal storage performance is characterized via N2 isothermal adsorption–desorption, FTIR, XRD and SEM. Results show that the prepared ECN15/SA has ideal thermal storage performance, where its phase change enthalpy and thermal conductivity are 121.59 J/g and 1.573 W/(m·K), respectively, and possesses superior shape stability. Moreover, the thermal storage performance of ECN15/SA keeps stable even undergoing several thermal cycles, and its photothermal conversion is as high as 89.2%. Characterizations suggest that ECN15 with a hierarchical pore structure and a high graphitization degree to enhance the shape stability and thermal conductivity of SA. Therefore, the prepared ECN15/SA is potential using in thermal storage.
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Guo, H.; Wang, J.; Li, G.; Xiao, Q.; Li, H.
Shape-Stabilized Stearic Acid/Expanded Graphite/Chitin-Derived Carbon Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Storage Performance and Photothermal Conversion. Processes 2025, 13, 3335.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13103335
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Guo H, Wang J, Li G, Xiao Q, Li H.
Shape-Stabilized Stearic Acid/Expanded Graphite/Chitin-Derived Carbon Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Storage Performance and Photothermal Conversion. Processes. 2025; 13(10):3335.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13103335
Chicago/Turabian Style
Guo, Hongli, Junchi Wang, Guoning Li, Qiangqiang Xiao, and Hui Li.
2025. "Shape-Stabilized Stearic Acid/Expanded Graphite/Chitin-Derived Carbon Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Storage Performance and Photothermal Conversion" Processes 13, no. 10: 3335.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13103335
APA Style
Guo, H., Wang, J., Li, G., Xiao, Q., & Li, H.
(2025). Shape-Stabilized Stearic Acid/Expanded Graphite/Chitin-Derived Carbon Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Storage Performance and Photothermal Conversion. Processes, 13(10), 3335.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13103335
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