Table 12. Comparison of thermal properties between the prepared cell-4/CF/PEG SS-PCM and similar SS-PCMs.
| SS-PCM | T m a (°C) | ΔHm (J g−1) | T c a (°C) | ΔHc (J g−1) | T SC (°C) | k (W m−1 °C−1) | Leakageb | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 wt% paraffin + 40 wt% cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) | 55.4 | 173.6 | 48.1 | 171.9 | 7.3 | 0.037 | Low | 60 |
| 80 wt% paraffin + 20 wt% cellulose foam | 49.0 | 148.5 | 54.7 | 150.4 | 5.7 | 0.077 | Low | 61 |
| 89.2 wt% PEG 6000 + 5.5 wt% cellulose aerogel + 5.3 wt% graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) | 63.0 | 156.1 | 44.3 | 148.9 | 18.7 | 1.60 | Low | 20 |
| 96.97 wt% PEG 6000 + 1.52 wt% microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) aerogel + 1.51 wt% graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) | 61.1 | 182.6 | 37.0 | 177.7 | 24.1 | 1.03 | Low | 62 |
| 50 wt% PEG 6000 + 25 wt% cellulose nanocrystalline (CNC) + 25 wt% reduced graphene oxide (rGO) | 64.9 | 183.2 | 35.0 | 165.9 | 29.9 | 0.44 | Low | 63 |
| 80.1 wt% PEG 4000 + 19.9 wt% expanded graphite aerogel (EGA) | 53.4 | 148.9 | 36.6 | 128.5 | 16.8 | 3.74 | Low | 64 |
| 95.3 wt% PEG 2000 + 2.87 wt% Fe3O4 + 1.83 wt% cellulose hydrogel | 56.7 | 172.6 | 28.8 | 163.7 | 27.9 | 0.41 | Low | 65 |
| 64.21 wt% PEG 2000 + 0.75 wt% CF + 1.79 wt% cell-4 | 51.28 | 163.32 | 27.45 | 135.92 | 23.83 | 0.027 | Low | Present work |
a
These values refer to the peak temperatures.
b
Leakage range: <5% = low, 5% ≪ 10% = medium, >10% = high.