Table 3.

PCMs for building applications: composition, category, melting temperature and melting heat.

PCM	Type	Melting Temperature (°C)	Melting Heat (J/kg K)
Glycerin	O	18	198.7
Hexadecane	O	18.1	236
KF∙4H2O	I	18.5	231
Butyl stearate	O	19	140
Propyl palmitate	O	19	186
Paraffin C16–C18	O	20–22	152
Heptadecane	O	20.8–21.7	171–172
Dimethyl sebacate	O	21	120–135
Octadecyl 3-mencaptopropylate	O	21	143
Lithium chloride ethanolate	O	21	188
FeBr3∙6H2O	I	21	105
Paraffin C17	O	21.7	213
Erythritol palmitate	O	21.9	201
Polyglycol E600	O	22	127.2
Isopropyl stearate	O	22.1	113
Paraffin C13–C24	O	22–24	189
34%C14H28O2 + 66%C10H20O2	E	24	147.7
50%CaCl2 + 50%MgCl2∙6H2O	E	25	95
Octadecane + docosane	E	25.5–27	203.8
Mn(NO3)2∙6H2O	I	25.8	125.9
Octadecane + heneicosane	E	25.8-26	173.93
Octadecyl thioglycolate	O	26	90
Lactic acid	O	26	184
1-Dodecanol	O	26	200
50%CH3CONH2+50%NH2CONH2	E	27	163
Vinyl stearate	O	27–29	122
Paraffin C18	O	28	244
Octadecane	O	28–28.1	244–250.7
Methyl palmitate	O	29	205
CaCl2∙12H2O	I	29.8	174
CaCl2∙6H2O	I	29-30	171–192
LiNO3∙3H2O	I	30	296
Ga	I	30	80.9
47%Ca(NO3)2∙4H2O + 53%Mg(NO3)2∙6H2O	E	30	136
Capric acid	O	30.1	158
60%Na(CH3COO)∙H2O + 40%CO(NH2)2	E	30–31.5	200.5–226
Tridecanol	O	31.6	223
Na2SO4∙10H2O	I	31–32.4	251.1–254
Na2SO4∙3H2O	I	32	251
Na2CO3∙10H2O	I	32–36	246.5–247
CaBr2∙6H2O	I	34	115.5
LiBr2∙2H2O	I	34	124
Zn(NO3)2∙6H2O	I	35–36	265–281
Na2HPO4∙12H2O	I	36–36.4	146.9–147
FeCl3∙6H2O	I	37	223
Tetradecanol	O	37.8	225
Camphenilone	O	39	205
Docasyl bromide	O	40	201
Caprylone	O	40	259

O = Organic; I = Inorganic; E = Eutectic.