Microfluidic Production of Multiple Emulsions

Micromachines, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 8(3), P. 75 - 75

Published: March 2, 2017

Microfluidic devices are promising tools for the production of monodispersed tuneable complex emulsions. This review highlights advantages microfluidics fabrication emulsions and presents an overview microfluidic emulsification methods including two-step single-step high-order multiple (double, triple, quadruple quintuple) with and/or multi-distinct inner cores. The formation emulsion drops ultra-thin middle phase, multi-compartment jets, Janus ternary composed two or three distinct surface regions also presented. Different configurations drop makers covered, such as co-flow, T-junctions flow focusing (both planar three-dimensional (3D)). Furthermore, modifications channels different modes droplet generation summarized. Non-confined geometries used buoyancy-driven membrane integrated discussed. includes parallelization splitting strategies scaling up emulsification. productivity a single maker is typically <1 mL/h; thus, more than 1000 needed to achieve commercially relevant throughputs >1 L/h, which requires combining into twodimensional (2D) 3D assemblies fed from set inlet ports through network distribution collection channels.

Language: Английский

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Design and fabrication of bifunctional microcapsules for solar thermal energy storage and solar photocatalysis by encapsulating paraffin phase change material into cuprous oxide

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 168, P. 146 - 164

Published: April 26, 2017

Language: Английский

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Ultralight and Flexible Carbon Foam-Based Phase Change Composites with High Latent-Heat Capacity and Photothermal Conversion Capability

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 11(35), P. 31997 - 32007

Published: Aug. 8, 2019

It is important to explore and develop multifunctional phase change composites with high latent-heat capacity photothermal conversion capability. A novel ultralight flexible carbon foam (CF)-based composite was fabricated by encapsulating n-eicosane into a CF skeleton that had been precoated titanium(III) oxide (Ti2O3) nanoparticles (NPs). Morphological structures, as well the properties of leakage-proof, thermal energy storage, temperature regulation, conversion, were investigated. The results indicated derived from melamine (MF) through stabilization in air followed carbonization nitrogen highly porous, which ensured excellent mechanical support large mass ratio for composites. loading percentage 84% acted storage unit guaranteed good regulation property composite; melting/crystallization temperatures enthalpies corresponding 36.4/33.7 °C 200.1/200.6 kJ·kg–1, respectively. modified Ti2O3 NPs endowed enhanced leakage-proof property, capability, superior reliability, ability. Therefore, resultant are believed have promising potential applications solar thermal-energy waste-heat recovery, infrared stealth military targets, so forth.

Language: Английский

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Facile flexible reversible thermochromic membranes based on micro/nanoencapsulated phase change materials for wearable temperature sensor

Applied Energy, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 247, P. 615 - 629

Published: April 20, 2019

Language: Английский

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N-eicosane/expanded graphite as composite phase change materials for electro-driven thermal energy storage

Journal of Energy Storage, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 29, P. 101339 - 101339

Published: March 13, 2020

Language: Английский

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