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Preparation and thermal reliability of N-butyl stearate/methyl palmitate composite phase change material

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In this study, a series of binary mixtures of N-butyl stearate (nBS) and methyl palmitate (MP) were used to produce a novel composite phase change material (CPCM) for potential application in the eastern China, and their thermal properties were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results of DSC indicated that the mixture consisting of 10 mass% nBS and 90 mass% MP is optimum as the CPCM in terms of the phase change temperature ranges (T f = 19.74–5.59 °C; T m = 18.34–33.80 °C) and latent heats (ΔH f = 176.8 J g−1; ΔH m = 189.3 J g−1). On the other hand, the thermal reliability and chemical stability of the CPCM after 120, 180, 240, 300, 360 and 500 accelerated thermal cycling tests were studied by DSC and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. The results demonstrated that the CPCM had good thermal reliability and chemical stability.

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This work was supported by Program of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (15DZ1203704 and 16DZ1204905).

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    Jianbing Hua, Chao Wu, Liming Zou, Shuyun Chen, Hongwei Lu, Yongjing Xu & Xianyang Peng

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Hua, J., Wu, C., Zou, L. et al. Preparation and thermal reliability of N-butyl stearate/methyl palmitate composite phase change material. J Therm Anal Calorim 128, 1273–1278 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6112-z

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