Upcycled coffee grounds and beeswax-derived all-bio-based PCMs for dual-function solar harvesting and thermal storage
Hongsheng Dong, Fangzheng Zhou, Chengyi Lu, Pengfei Lv, Junlin Chen, Yongchen Song
Topics & Concepts
Thermal energy storageRenewable energyBiocharEnvironmental scienceWaste heatWaste managementThermalMaterials sciencePhase-change materialThermal energyCarbonizationSolar energyProcess engineeringOrganic Rankine cycleWork (physics)Phase changeRenewable resourceComposite numberCarbon fibersThermal efficiencyEnergy storageBiomass (ecology)Absorption (acoustics)Environmental engineeringPhotovoltaic systemPhotovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collectorPorosityBiofuelPorous mediumEfficient energy useEnergy transitionPhase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsCoffee research and impacts