The excellent properties of graphene phase change nanocomposite made it have potential application value in the field heat storage materials, which was expected to achieve integration transfer and storage. In order enhance thermal performance paraffin energy storage, structure models n-octadecane three kinds graphene/n-octadecane composites were established. Molecular dynamics method used study...

Micro-nanoencapsulated phase change materials (M-NEPCMs) are proposed to be useful in liquid desiccant dehumidification by restraining the temperature rise in the moisture-removal process and improving the dehumidification efficiency. In this paper, the n-octadecane M-NEPCMs with desirable thermal properties for internally-cooled dehumidification were fabricated by using compound emulsifiers th...

This research reports, for the first time, combination of food-grade coconut oil and shell-based activated carbon as precursors synthesis bio-based shape-stabilized phase change materials (bioSSPCM). Despite its low melting enthalpy, simple physical blending by heating mixing is found to be a very reliable preparation method completely coconut-based materials, producing thermally stable bioSSPC...

Miniemulsion polymerization technique has been used extensively for preparing small sized uniform particles of polymers, core-shell polymer particles, hybrid particles and encapsulation of liquid core. The technique has achieved limited success in the area of uniform core shell structure with liquid as core, as it requires matching of strict thermodynamic and kinetic factors. The interfacial te...

Hydrocarbons were extracted from the surface of the cuticle and from the hemolymph of adult female gypsy moths. GC and GC/MS analysis indicated that the cuticular hydrocarbons with chain lengths >21 carbons were the same as those found in the hemolymph. These consisted of mostly saturated straight chain hydrocarbons with heptacosane the major component. Methyl branched hydrocarbons were also id...

BACKGROUND Hylocereus polyrhizus and Hylocereus undatus are two varieties of the commonly called pitaya fruits, and pitaya fruits have gained popularity in many countries all over the world. However, studies on chemical composition and the nutritional quality of pitaya flesh peel are limited. RESULTS Extracts of pitaya (H. polyrhizus and H. undatus) peel were extracted by supercritical carbon...