Preparation and Characterization of Lauric–Myristic Acid/Expanded Graphite as Composite Phase Change Energy Storage Material

Table 1

Heat performances of some phase change materials (PCMs) and composite phase change materials (CPCMs). CA: capric acid; LA: lauric acid; MA: myristic acid; PA: palmitic acid; SA: stearic acid; EG: expanded graphite.

PCMs/CPCMs	Melting		Freezing		Reference
	Temperature (°C)	Latent heat (J/g)	Temperature (°C)	Latent heat (J/g)
PA–SA	54.81	187.0	54.06	179.7	[39]
PA–SA/EG	55.18	176.2	54.91	175.6
MA–PA–SA	41.72	163.5	42.38	159.8	[40]
MA–PA–SA/EG	41.64	153.5	42.99	151.4
CA–MA–PA	18.98	135.6	17.26	131.9	[41]
CA–MA–PA/EG	18.61	128.2	16.58	124.5
LA–SA	35.54	159.9	34.36	/	[42]
LA–SA/EG	35.69	143.4	34.28	/
LA–MA	33.90	176.9	32.6	154.1	This study
LA–MA/EG	33.4	171.1	33.8	152.3