Development and application of phase change material in fresh e-commerce cold chain logistics: A review

Meng, Bingbing; Zhang, Xuelai; Wu, Haoting; Liu, Lu; Ma, Kunlin

doi:10.1016/j.est.2022.105373

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“…The use of PCM as thermal energy storage (TES) has been widely applied in various fields, such as cold chain logistics, 25,26 electric energy storage, 27,28 photovoltaic energy production, 29 HVAC systems 30 as well as in other sectors of the building industry. 31,32 The use of TES is intended to save energy and release it when needed.…”

Section: Phase Change Materialsmentioning

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Bio‐based building components: A newly sustainable solution for traditional walls made of Arundo donax and gypsum

et al. 2023

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To contribute to the use of bio‐based materials in the building sector, a novel bio‐based wall panel, with a high thermal performance level, is proposed in this work. The panel is based on an ancient rural technique, widely diffused in southern Italy, which makes use of Arundo donax L. canes combined with gypsum plaster to build walls and ceilings of rural buildings. The enhancement of the thermal capacity of these panels by means of the introduction in the canes of a natural wax oleogel (WO) is proposed in this paper. A specific experimental campaign aiming at the comparison of traditional and innovative panels was carried out to assess the enhanced thermal performance of the proposed solution. The maximum value of heat flow absorbed from the panel with WO was 61.08 W/m2 around a mean panel temperature of 24°C, corresponding to the melting temperature range of the WO. The panel without WO at the same temperature absorbed an incoming heat flow of 34.64 W/m2 which is about 57% of the panel with WO. The panel with WO released at a temperature of about 27.5°C, a heat flow of 43.42 W/m2. At the same temperature of about 27.5°C, the panel without WO released a heat flow of 34.38 W/m2 which is about 80% that of the panel with WO. The results highlighted that the addition of natural WO has enhanced the thermal capacity of the panel facilitating heat dissipation through the borders. These characteristics make the panel a suitable component for internal partitions of controlled temperature zones such as residential rooms, storage food areas, livestock buildings, and where it is necessary to obtain a constant environmental temperature. In particular, the null or low toxicity of the panel's materials allows for partition use, also in hygienically safe environments.

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Section: Phase Change Materialsmentioning

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Bio‐based building components: A newly sustainable solution for traditional walls made of Arundo donax and gypsum

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“…Phase change cold storage materials can store cold energy through the phase change process and release it when needed, offering an effective solution to the temporal and spatial mismatch of cold energy [1] . Due to their high energy storage density, they have found widespread application in various domains such as energy-efficient air conditioning [2,3] , cold chain transportation [4,5] , battery thermal management [6] , and peak cut [7] . As living standards rise, there is a growing demand for fresh food items such as fruits, vegetables, fresh meats, and seafood.…”

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Hectorite aerogel stabilized NaCl solution as composite phase change materials for subzero cold energy storage

Guo,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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Inorganic phase change cold storage materials have garnered significant interest in cold chain transportation due to their high energy storage density. Nevertheless, practical applications have been hindered by inherent limitations such as high supercooling and susceptibility to phase separation. To address these challenges, this study devised 3D-Hectorite/sodium chloride (NaCl) composite phase change cold storage materials by utilizing 3D-Hectorite aerogel to adsorb NaCl solution, effectively mitigating the issue of phase separation common in such materials. Additionally, various concentrations of nucleating agents such as SrCl2·6H2O, borax, and diatomite were introduced for step cooling curve tests, establishing 0.03% diatomite as the optimal concentration for nucleation, reducing the supercooling of the NaCl solution to 1.1 °C. The results showed that the latent heat and thermal conductivity of 3D-Hectorite/NaCl were 215.30 J/g and 0.6315 ± 0.013 W/mK, respectively. The phase transition temperature could be adjusted in the range of -33~0 °C by changing the concentration of NaCl to meet the different temperature requirements. Furthermore, exceptional cyclic stability was observed even after subjecting the material to ten dissolution-solidification cycles. Analyzing the temperature change of the air inside the insulation bag showed that, compared with ice, 3D-Hectorite/NaCl can be applied to meet lower cooling temperature requirements, demonstrating good prospects for its application in cold chain transportation.

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“…Cold chain logistics refers to that some perishable products and those needing to be preserved at a low temperature are stored in a low-temperature environment during production, transportation and sales links, so as to guarantee quality and reduce consumption. [1] In recent years, as information technology, logistics industry and people's living demand develop and change constantly, cold chain logistics as an emerging industry gradually grows and becomes an important part of economic development in China. With the increasing demand of cold chain logistics in market, the governments of all countries have also introduced many policies in favour of the development of cold chain logistics.…”

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Analysis on the Development Situation, Challenges and Countermeasure of Cold Chain Logistics in China

Fu¹

2023

FBEM

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In the process of economic development and operation in China, cold chain logistics plays a huge role. Running through agriculture, industry and service sectors, cold chain logistics is an important industry for China to win the critical battle against poverty and raise consumption level, and it is also the key enterprises paid attention to by Chinese policies. Regarding the construction of dual-cycle development pattern and the further development of logistics industry, cold chain logistics plays a pivotal role and is an important basis for the construction of major route, regional distribution centers and terminal distribution nodes, so China must continuously strengthen the development of cold chain logistics to achieve further development in economy. But in current society, cold chain logistics still has many demerits. In order to reinforce relevant construction and drive economic development, this paper analyzed the development situation of cold chain logistics in China, and made a thorough analysis on the challenge to find the countermeasures to promote its development.

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Development and application of phase change material in fresh e-commerce cold chain logistics: A review

Cited by 28 publications

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Bio‐based building components: A newly sustainable solution for traditional walls made of Arundo donax and gypsum

Bio‐based building components: A newly sustainable solution for traditional walls made of Arundo donax and gypsum

Hectorite aerogel stabilized NaCl solution as composite phase change materials for subzero cold energy storage

Analysis on the Development Situation, Challenges and Countermeasure of Cold Chain Logistics in China

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