Characterization of microencapsulated and impregnated porous host materials based on calcium chloride for thermochemical energy storage

M. Gaeini, A.L. Rouws, J.W.O. Salari, H.A. Zondag and C.C.M. Rindt

Applied Energy, 2018, vol. 212, issue C, 1165-1177

Abstract: Thermochemical heat storage in salt hydrates is a promising method to improve the solar fraction in the built environment. The major concern at this stage is liquefaction followed by washing out of active material and agglomeration into large chunks of salt, thus deteriorating the diffusive properties of the porous salt hydrate structure. In this work, specific attention is given to the methods to stabilize a sample salt hydrate. Attempts have been made to stabilize calcium chloride by impregnation in expanded natural graphite and vermiculite, and by microencapsulation with ethyl cellulose. The effect of these stabilization methods on the performance of the material, such as kinetics and energy density, is investigated. Characterization of the materials is carried out with combined Thermo-Gravitational Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) methods and microscopic observation, in order to evaluate the improvements on the basis of three subjects: reaction kinetics, heat storage density and stability. Within the boundary conditions for thermochemical energy storage as presented in this work, microencapsulated calcium chloride showed high multicyclic stability, compared with pure and impregnated materials, that liquefy upon hydration under the given conditions. Microencapsulated material remains stable over multiple cycles and at the same time shows the faster kinetics, but has a lower volumetric energy storage density.

Keywords: Thermochemical heat storage; Calcium chloride composites; Microencapsulation and impregnated; Stability; Kinetics and energy storage density; TGA-DSC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.131

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