화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry Letters, Vol.43, No.6, 820-821, 2014
Fabrication Process of Silica Hard-shell Microcapsule (HSMC) Containing Phase-change Materials
A fabrication process via the double-emulsion method is proposed for silica hard-shell microcapsules (HSMCs) that contain trimethylolethane (TME) hydrate. The TME-encapsulating silica-HSMCs are promising materials for reusable phase-change materials for latent-heat transportation systems. The obtained silica-HSMCs were visualized by a scanning electron microscope. The amount of TME hydrate inside the capsules was confirmed using a differential scanning calorimeter. The measured latent heat of the TME-encapsulating silica-HSMC was a reasonable fit to the predicted value.