Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 461-469.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.210089

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Influence of Vanadium Tailings on the Thermal Stability and Electrical Conductivity of Expanded Graphite/ Paraffin Composite Phase Change Materials

Zhong XU(), Jun LI, En-Hui WU, Yan JIANG   

  1. College of Vanadium and Titanium,Panzhihua University,Sichuan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Solar Technology Integration,Application and Solar Technology Integration Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of University,Panzhihua 617000,China
  • Received:2021-03-01 Accepted:2021-06-28 Published:2022-03-01 Online:2022-03-15
  • Contact: Zhong XU
  • About author:418968604@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    the Seed Fund ‘Double Creation’ Project of Panzhihua University Science Park Development Co., Ltd(2019-07);the National College Students Innovation Project(201911360002);the Key Laboratory Project of Solar Energy University of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education(2018TYNSYS-Y-04);the Guiding Science and Technology Program of Panzhihua City in 2019(2021ZD-S-4)

Abstract:

Paraffin (PW) is used as the main phase change material, different expanded graphites(EG-300, EG-350 and EG-400) are used as the framework,and vanadium tailings (VT) are used as electrical conductivity enhancing agents. All composite phase change materials (CPCM) are prepared by melt-blending method, and the thermal stability and electrical conductivity of CPCM are tested and analyzed. The results show that it is found that all the mass loss rate of VT/EG/PW material is below 0.08% after 60 energy storage/release cycles too, and the mass loss rate of EG/PW material is less than 0.03%. Addition of VT has little effect on the thermal stability of the material. Linear fitting shows a linear relationship between the mass loss rate and cycle times(R2 between 0.06143 and 0.85924). The resistivity of the EG/PW composite phase change materials decreases with increasing the pressure,and the law is consistent after adding micron-level TVs, only the resistivity of EG-300/PW decreases as the amount of VT increases. The addition amount should be controlled within 2%. Adding VT can enhance the conductive properties of the composite. When the pressure is changed from 2 MPa to 8 MPa, the resistivity decrease rate is less than 49%. The resistivity decrease rate of the composite material becomes larger, after adding VT. Adding VT can increase the pressure sensitivity of the resistivity of the composite. Exponential fitting shows high exponential correlation between the resistivity and the pressure of CPCM.

Key words: Composite phase change materials, Expanded graphite, Vanadium tailings, Thermal conductivity, Resistivities

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