{"title":"Integration of sustainable polymers with phase change materials","authors":"Jingkai Liu, Xinbei Zhu, Jinyue Dai, Kerong Yang, Shuaipeng Wang, Xiaoqing Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101447","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable polymers are expected to alleviate the dual pressure of energy and environment when integrated with advanced phase change material (PCM) systems, hence promoting carbon neutrality goals. The excellent intrinsic properties and flexible designability of sustainable polymers also enable them to demonstrate competitiveness in the preparation of cutting-edge phase-change composites. However, the integration methods, structure-performance relationships, and recycling technologies of these emerging form-stable PCMs (FSPCMs) have been hardly reviewed. Herein, we systematically summarize the recent progress of sustainable polymer-based FSPCMs including the preparation from bio-based chemicals to polymers, encapsulation strategy of PCMs, upgrade methods, performance influencing factors, multi-energy utilization, and advanced applications. Meanwhile, we also concluded the design methodologies and recovery strategies of recyclable polymer FSPCMs and provided in-depth insights into their efficient recycling. In addition, we proposed the analysis results and optimization strategies for two key technical parameters, crystallization fraction and thermal stability. Finally, a research perspective was presented to highlight the emerging research directions of green FSPCMs throughout the lifecycle. This review hopefully provides guidance for the design and upgrading of sustainable polymer-based phase-change composites from high performance/multifunction to recycling and inspires in-depth research on the structure-performance relationships.","PeriodicalId":411,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Materials Science","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":33.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in Materials Science","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101447","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sustainable polymers are expected to alleviate the dual pressure of energy and environment when integrated with advanced phase change material (PCM) systems, hence promoting carbon neutrality goals. The excellent intrinsic properties and flexible designability of sustainable polymers also enable them to demonstrate competitiveness in the preparation of cutting-edge phase-change composites. However, the integration methods, structure-performance relationships, and recycling technologies of these emerging form-stable PCMs (FSPCMs) have been hardly reviewed. Herein, we systematically summarize the recent progress of sustainable polymer-based FSPCMs including the preparation from bio-based chemicals to polymers, encapsulation strategy of PCMs, upgrade methods, performance influencing factors, multi-energy utilization, and advanced applications. Meanwhile, we also concluded the design methodologies and recovery strategies of recyclable polymer FSPCMs and provided in-depth insights into their efficient recycling. In addition, we proposed the analysis results and optimization strategies for two key technical parameters, crystallization fraction and thermal stability. Finally, a research perspective was presented to highlight the emerging research directions of green FSPCMs throughout the lifecycle. This review hopefully provides guidance for the design and upgrading of sustainable polymer-based phase-change composites from high performance/multifunction to recycling and inspires in-depth research on the structure-performance relationships.
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Progress in Materials Science is a journal that publishes authoritative and critical reviews of recent advances in the science of materials. The focus of the journal is on the fundamental aspects of materials science, particularly those concerning microstructure and nanostructure and their relationship to properties. Emphasis is also placed on the thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms, and modeling of processes within materials, as well as the understanding of material properties in engineering and other applications.
The journal welcomes reviews from authors who are active leaders in the field of materials science and have a strong scientific track record. Materials of interest include metallic, ceramic, polymeric, biological, medical, and composite materials in all forms.
Manuscripts submitted to Progress in Materials Science are generally longer than those found in other research journals. While the focus is on invited reviews, interested authors may submit a proposal for consideration. Non-invited manuscripts are required to be preceded by the submission of a proposal. Authors publishing in Progress in Materials Science have the option to publish their research via subscription or open access. Open access publication requires the author or research funder to meet a publication fee (APC).
Abstracting and indexing services for Progress in Materials Science include Current Contents, Science Citation Index Expanded, Materials Science Citation Index, Chemical Abstracts, Engineering Index, INSPEC, and Scopus.
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