High-density polyethylene as phase-change material: Long-term stability and aging

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Externe Organisationseinheiten

  • Austrian Institute of Technology, Wien

Abstract

Bulky high-density polyethylene (HDPE) specimens containing different stabilization systems are exposed in air for up to 7200 h in the melt state to investigate the HDPE's applicability as phase change material (PCM). Their thermo-oxidative stability is investigated. The maintenance of the storage capacity (heat of fusion) and the HDPE's degradation behavior is monitored via Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Different aging phenomena of the thermo-oxidative exposure are investigated in more detail by means of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and polarized light microscopy (PLM). Only a small loss in the storage capacity upon thermo-oxidative exposure is detected. Therefore, HDPE proves to be a candidate material for polymeric PCM.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)433-442
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftPolymer Testing
Jahrgang76.2019
AusgabenummerJuly
DOIs
StatusVeröffentlicht - 10 Apr. 2019