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. 2017 Mar 16;7:44710. doi: 10.1038/srep44710

Table 3. Comparison of the diatomite supported fs-PCCs in literature.

PCM Additive Mass fraction Melting Process Solidification Process Thermal conductivity (W·m−1·K−1) Ref.
HM (J/g) TM (°C) Hs (J/g) TS (oC)
Paraffin Multi-wall carbon nanotubes 0.26% 89.40 27.12 89.91 26.50 1.7 (42%↑) 12
Hexadecane Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelet 5% 120.8 22.09 120.1 17.14 0.42 15
PEG Expanded graphite 10% 189.30 59 168.70 41 0.71 16
PEG Expanded graphite 10% 79.64 27.36 76.21 31.12 0.67 3
PEG Nano-Ag 7.2% 111.3 59.45 102.4 41.02 0.82 17
PEG SWCNs 2% 109.8 59.6 103.8 43.1 0.87 (180%↑) present study