Concurrent magnetic and thermal energy storage using a novel phase-change microencapsulated-nanoparticles fluid

Efficient thermal energy conversion and storage enabled by hybrid graphite nanoparticles/silica-encapsulated phase-change microcapsules

“…Importantly, this approach enables the formation of a phase change slurry that can be utilized in DASCs, ultimately improving their solar utilization efficiency. [30][31][32] Currently, the majority of phase change microcapsule research involves SiO 2 -coated paraffin. [33][34][35] Paraffin is a highly promising organic substance for heat storage applications in the temperature range of −10 °C to 100 °C due to its enormous latent heat, superior chemical stability, and low cost.…”

Lego-Microfluidics Generated Magnetically Responsive Bifunctional Microcapsules with Encapsulated Phase Change Material

“…3−5 Particularly, PCM microcapsules with magnetic properties are being explored in various applications, including magnetically driven microrobots with thermal energy storage capability, 6 PCMs with modular assembly and geometric conformality features, 7 and infrared electromagnetic double shielding in electronic gadgets and military electronics. 8 Zhuang et al 9 developed magnetic PCM microcapsules with Fe 3 O 4 decorated acrylic copolymer shell and octadecane core using suspension polymerization. Jiang et al 10 synthesized magnetic PCM microcapsules using a Fe 3 O 4 / SiO 2 hybrid shell with an n-eicosane core using interfacial polycondensation technique.…”

“…To address these issues, microencapsulation has emerged as a prominent strategy involving the formation of core–shell structures composed of tiny droplets of PCMs encapsulated within a film-forming material . This approach effectively addresses the aforementioned challenges related to PCMs and enables applications of PCMs in diverse fields like construction materials, medicine, food packaging, thermo-regulated textiles, waste energy recovery, and electronics. − Particularly, PCM microcapsules with magnetic properties are being explored in various applications, including magnetically driven microrobots with thermal energy storage capability, PCMs with modular assembly and geometric conformality features, and infrared electromagnetic double shielding in electronic gadgets and military electronics . Zhuang et al developed magnetic PCM microcapsules with Fe 3 O 4 decorated acrylic copolymer shell and octadecane core using suspension polymerization.…”

Fluorescence and Thermal Regulation Using Low-Supercooling Inorganic Microencapsulated Phase-Change Materials

“…Similarly, in previous work, we have successfully synthesized CaCO 3 /Fe 3 O 4 shell encapsulated PW microcapsules with excellent magnetic properties and thermal energy storage properties. 26 The microencapsulated PCMs described above were often loaded or grafted with functional particles onto the microencapsulated shell material to give the microencapsulated material versatility. This may lead to phenomena such as thickening of the shell material.…”

“…Chen et al have grafted photochromic nanocapsules onto chitosan phase-change microcapsules to obtain strawberry chitosan composite microcapsules with special photochromic properties. Similarly, in previous work, we have successfully synthesized CaCO 3 /Fe 3 O 4 shell encapsulated PW microcapsules with excellent magnetic properties and thermal energy storage properties . The microencapsulated PCMs described above were often loaded or grafted with functional particles onto the microencapsulated shell material to give the microencapsulated material versatility.…”