Review Article

Recent Investigations of Phase Change Materials Use in Solar Thermal Energy Storage System

Table 1

The melting point of low-temperature inorganic eutectic composites.

Temperature (°C)CompoundReferences

0–40Na2CO3·10H2O/Na2HPO4·12H2O[50]
CaCl2·4H2O/NaCl[54]
Na2SO4·10H2O/Na2HPO4·12H2O[55, 58, 59]

40–80Ca(NO3)2/NaNO3/KNO3[45]
KNO3/Ca(NO3)2/LiNO3[46]
CaCl2·4H2O/KCl[54]

80–120KNO3/Ca(NO3)2[41]
LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3/Ca(NO3)2[4244]
Ca(NO3)2/KNO3/NaNO3/LiNO3/K2CO3[43]
Ca(NO3)2·4H2O/KNO3/NaNO3/LiNO3/Na2CO3[43]
Ca(NO3)2/KNO3/NaNO2/NaNO3[43]
LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3[47, 48]
LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3/NaNO2[49]