Shape‐Stabilized Phase Change Materials: Frozen Gel fom Polypropylene and n‐Octadecane for Latent Heat Storage

Abstract

Summary:We prepared polymer-PCM gels such as prepared frozen gel from polypropylene and n-octadecane for thermal storage and release materials, their basic properties and possible applications especially in latent heat storage. The preparation methods are used to melting method and absorption method respectively. The composition and properties of prepared frozen gels from polypropylene and n-octadecane were observed by DSC, WAXD, FT-IR spectra, ARES and Elemental analysis. We can prepare frozen gels in different temperature for latent heat storage materials as controlling composition of phase change material as well as using different incorporating phase change materials. These frozen gels can be used to latent heat storage materials for several applications.