Phase change energy storage composite material prepared by Jiangnan University

Recently, the research group of Cai Yibing, a professor at the School of Textile Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, obtained inspiration from the loofah sponge structure and used a simple method to prepare a high-performance phase change composite material
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Renewable biomass loofah sponge fibers have excellent properties such as unique microtubules, a large number of micron-scale channels, and extremely high porosity, and have great potential to develop high-performance phase change composites
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In this study, researchers prepared a novel phase change composite (PCLS) supported by microtubules of luffa sponge fibers containing polyethylene glycol (PEG)
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The experimental results show that the obtained PCLS has good energy storage/recovery ability, good temperature regulation ability, and good thermal cycle reliability, which can be used for a long time

According to the researchers, this innovative PCLS has broad application prospects in fields such as solar energy storage, thermal regulation, thermal insulation, thermal camouflage and stealth