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Application of Ce–Eu/TiO2 phase change material as the wall material to improve the indoor environment

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Walls of buildings fitted with functional materials are beneficial for saving energy and increasing the comfort level. The Ce–Eu/TiO2 phase change material mixed with gypsum as wall plaster materials could purify indoor air, store heat energy, and also control air humidity. This paper studied the thermal-photocatalytic-humidity performance of gypsum based functional materials for residential walls and evaluated the effects of its application. The latent heat of gypsum based functional materials was 23.57 J/g, whereas the phase transition temperature of 16.81–24.97 °C, which was a comfortable temperature range for humans. After 11 h of testing the formaldehyde concentration decreased from 1.0 to 0.3144 mg m−3 and the degradation rate reached 68%. The maximum temperature difference between the experiment room and the contrast room could reach 3.9 °C. The relative humidity indoors of the experiment room was 38.40–62.30%, which was much more stable than that of the contrast room.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51978002), State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (SKLGDUEK2029),Open Project Program of Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Engineering & Resources (Anhui University of Technology) (SKF20-06), Anhui Provincial Nature Science Foundation (1608085QE111), Foundation for student Research Training Program of Anhui Province (S201910360252).

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  1. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Engineering & Resources Recycling, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, 243032, Anhui, People’s Republic of China

    Zhifang Zong, Yilong Ji & Hao Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Zhifang Zong & Chunxiao Zhao

  3. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, No. 59 Hudong Road, Ma’anshan, 243032, Anhui, People’s Republic of China

    Zhifang Zong, Depeng Chen, Gang Tang, Hao Zhang & Zhong Lv

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Zong, Z., Chen, D., Zhao, C. et al. Application of Ce–Eu/TiO2 phase change material as the wall material to improve the indoor environment. Journal of Materials Research 36, 615–627 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-020-00037-w

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