Strong, thermo-reversible salogels with boronate ester bonds as thermal energy storage materials
Kartik Kumar Rajagopalan, Xiuzhu Zhu, Svetlana A. Sukhishvili
Abstract
Dynamic covalent boronate ester salogels as novel thermal energy storage materials shape stabilize >96 wt% Ca(NO 3 ) 2 ·4H 2 O. Thermo-reversible bonds allow on-demand destruction of the gel to facilitate filling and removal from thermal storage modules.
Topics & Concepts
Covalent bondThermal energy storageThermalChemistryEnergy storageThermal energyChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsPower (physics)EngineeringPhysicsPolymer composites and self-healingPhase Change Materials ResearchAerogels and thermal insulation