Microencapsulation of PCMs with a polystyrene shell

By Luz Sánchez, P. Sánchez, A. Lucas, M. Carmona, J. Rodríguez. 2007

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Microencapsulated n-octacosane as phase change material for thermal energy storage (2009, background): “In addition, Sánchez et al. (2007) reported the capsule diameter and PCM ratio as 10.”
Types, methods, techniques, and applications for microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM): A review (2016, methodology): “[68] developed a method based on a suspension free radical polymerization process to fabricate microencapsulated non-polar PCM.”
Performance improvement of solar thermal systems integrated with phase change materials (PCM), a review (2020, background): “, 2009) Polystyrene Paraffin wax 340 – (Sánchez et al., 2007) Aluminium hydroxide oxide Palmitic Acid 200–520 (Tahan Latibari et al.”
A review of microencapsulation methods of phase change materials (PCMs) as a thermal energy storage (TES) medium (2014, methodology): “[81] successfully encapsulated different non-polar PCMs such as PRS paraffin wax, tetradecane, RubithermRT27, RubithermRT20, and nonadecane with a polymer shell of polystyrene by suspension polymerization method.”
Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of PMMA/n-heptadecane microcapsules as novel solid-liquid microPCM for thermal energy storage (2010, methodology): “Different type microPCMs were prepared with a polymer shell of polystyrene by using suspension polymerization technique and investigated thermal properties, the morphology and the particle size distribution of the microPCMs [31].”