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3D Printed Injection Molding for Prototyping Batch Fabrication of Macroscale Graphene/Paraffin Spheres for Thermal Energy Management

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Paraffin is a phase change material that can store thermal energy, and it has been used in a variety of applications. However, the low thermal conductivity of paraffin hinders the further expansion of its use in many applications. Thus, it is of great interest to identify and develop composites that can improve the thermal conductivity of paraffin to maximize its heat capacity. Here, we report a facile fabrication method for producing spherical paraffin/graphene composites with thermal conductivities enhanced by 57%. We used fused deposition 3D printing to build a prototype mold in which spherical paraffin/graphene composites were successfully fabricated.

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This work made use of the University of Utah’s USTAR shared facilities, which are supported in part by the NSF’s Materials Research, Science, and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Program at the University of Utah, Award No. DMR-1121252. This work also was supported by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology’s (KIST’s) Institutional Program (Project No. 2E29700).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    Jonghyun Kim, Dongwoon Shin & Jiyoung Chang

  2. Environment, Health, and Welfare Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5, Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea

    Ayeon Jang & Sun Choi

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Kim, J., Shin, D., Jang, A. et al. 3D Printed Injection Molding for Prototyping Batch Fabrication of Macroscale Graphene/Paraffin Spheres for Thermal Energy Management. JOM 71, 4569–4577 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03803-2

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