Assessment of RAFT polymerization in the synthesis of crosslinked materials for energy storage

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Paulo Tristâo (Autor) Outra; Hugo Costa (Autor) Outra; Porkodi Kadhirvel (Autor) Outra; Rolando Dias (Autor) Outra; Mário Rui P. F. Nunes Da Costa (Autor) FEUP

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: 8th ECNP International Conference on Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites

http://www.ecnp-eu.org/dresden.php

Dresden, Alemanha, 16 a 19 de Setembro de 2014

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Engenharia dos materiais

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Engenharia > Engenharia de materiais

Outras Informações

Abstract (EN): The synthesis and characterization of two different classes of polymer crosslinked materials, useful for energy storage and improving energy efficiency, is here studied. Products resulting from the encapsulation of phase change materials (PCM), which can be used for thermal energy storage/release, are considered as first case study. For this purpose, different kinds of PCM can be considered in the encapsulation process, namely renewable based PCM such as natural fatty acids (e.g. stearic/palmitic acids). The sulfur inverse-vulcanization process, producing materials with useful electrochemical properties, is considered as second case study. This latter process takes advantage of the excess of elemental sulfur that is generated in petroleum refining and allows the synthesis of sulfur-rich copolymers to be applied (e.g.) as active materials in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica