Effects of Preparation Process Parameters on Performance of Microencapsulated Paraffin/Polyurea Phase Change Materials

In this paper, Microencapsulated paraffin/polyurea (PU) phase change materials were prepared through an interfacial polymerization method using composite paraffin with solid/liquid mass ratio 3:7 as core materials, 2,4 toluene diisocyanate and ethylenediamine as monomers, NP-10 as an emulsifier. It was investigated the effects of emulsion speed, the amount of emulsifier and polymerization temperature on the particle size and coating efficiency and storage-energy performance of microencapsulated paraffin / PU phase change materials. The results showed when the emulsion speed is 2000r/min and the amount of emulsifier to core material is 6% and the polymerization temperature is 70°C, Microencapsulated paraffin / PU phase change materials have better performance: the melting point of 28.1°C, the enthalpy of 58.4KJ/Kg, coating efficiency of 87.5%, the average particle size of 3~4μm, and the uniform particle size distribution.