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Biomass porous carbon/polyethylene glycol shape-stable phase change composites for multi-source driven thermal energy conversion and storage

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Limitations of leakage and simplicity of functionality of phase change composite (PCC) gravely impede its wide application and propulsion especially in the fields of energy storage. In this paper, carbonized delignified basha wood (CDW) covered with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is applied as a matrix of PCC, a series of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based shape-stable phase change composites (SSPCCs) with superior mechanical properties, and multiple energy conversion abilities were fabricated via simple chemical treatment and physical impregnation. The obtained SSPCCs with PVA demonstrate high phase change enthalpy (152.9 J/g for melting enthalpy and 147.2 J/g for crystallization enthalpy) and achieve 3.84 times increase in pressure resistance compared to the CDW simultaneously. Moreover, it exhibits an 86.3% PEG loading ratio and 97.7% relative enthalpy efficiency which empowers SSPCCs with outstanding thermal energy storage and thermal conversion capabilities including photo-to-thermal conversion and electro-to-thermal conversion. Besides, the addition of Fe3O4 nanoparticles endows SSPCCs with excellent magnetic-to-thermal conversion performance, which broadens the path of energy transformation. These findings could guide the fabrication of high-performance and sustainable materials in the fields of energy storage and conversion.

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The authors acknowledge support from the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2020YFB1709304 and 2021YFC2101705), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52073107 and 52173036), and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (Grants 2021XXJS035).

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This work was supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2020YFB1709304 and 2021YFC2101705), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52073107 and 52173036), and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (Grants 2021XXJS035).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Wenhuan Guo, Hao Wu, Xinpeng Hu, Yu Du, Xiang Lu & Jinping Qu

  2. COFCO(Jilin) Bio-Chemical Co., Ltd, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China

    Yongji Sheng, Lida Wu, Yang Xu & Yi Li

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Kang Zhou & Mingfeng Ge

  4. Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Wenhuan Guo, Hao Wu, Xinpeng Hu, Yu Du, Xiang Lu & Jinping Qu

  5. Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Wenhuan Guo, Hao Wu, Xinpeng Hu, Yu Du, Xiang Lu & Jinping Qu

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Kang Zhou made substantial contributions to the formal analysis, writing—original draft preparation, software, and data curation of the work. Yongji Sheng and Yi Li provided substantial constructive suggestions of conceptualization, management, and coordination responsibility of the work. Wenhuan Guo made substantial contributions to the investigation, software, and visualization of the work. Lida Wu and Yang Xu took part in the investigation and management of the work. Hao Wu was involved in methodology, research activity planning, and visualization of the work. Xinpeng Hu was involved in the methodology and investigation of the work. Mingfeng Ge was involved in the investigation and conceptualization of the work. Yu Du was involved in the investigation and visualization of the work. Xiang Lu provided substantial contributions to the methodology, supervision, funding acquisition, and validation of the work. Jinping Qu made substantial contributions to project administration, validation, and resources of the work. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhou, K., Sheng, Y., Guo, W. et al. Biomass porous carbon/polyethylene glycol shape-stable phase change composites for multi-source driven thermal energy conversion and storage. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 6, 34 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00620-1

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