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Advanced Level Preparation of Expanded Graphite, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid for Heat Transfer and Solar Applications

Version 1 : Received: 2 September 2018 / Approved: 3 September 2018 / Online: 3 September 2018 (09:57:39 CEST)

How to cite: Sharma, A.; Karthikeyan, S.; Prabhu, R.; Jagannathan, K. Advanced Level Preparation of Expanded Graphite, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid for Heat Transfer and Solar Applications. Preprints 2018, 2018090018. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0018.v1 Sharma, A.; Karthikeyan, S.; Prabhu, R.; Jagannathan, K. Advanced Level Preparation of Expanded Graphite, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid for Heat Transfer and Solar Applications. Preprints 2018, 2018090018. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0018.v1

Abstract

Today with enhancement in technology, sciences, there is also an increase in global heating rate. There is an urgent need of any alternate efficient source to reduce the wastage of energy and to utilize it efficiently. The advanced preparation of Expanded graphite ,lauric acid, stearic acid as shape stabilized phase change material deals with different energy harvesting applications. The main reason behind the need for synthesis of this matrix is to prepare a material that can be used in low temperature energy storage applications. Mixture of lauric acid , stearic acid impregnated in expanded graphite through vacuum impregnation followed by Vacuum Drying and Microwave acid treatment serves as novel shape stabilized phase change material of its type. The microwave acid treatment was done in order to increase the removal of moisture from the sample thus initiating proper bonding of its constituents. The mixture was produced in 1:1:1 ratio where all expanded graphite, lauric acid , stearic acid has one proportions of each other. The product obtained after microwave acid treatment was subjected to SEM, DSC analysis

Keywords

SSPCM, Vacuum Drying, Microwave Acid Treatment, Solar Applications

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Other

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