Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers
The paper deals with the possibility of using Phase Change Materials (PCM) in concretes and geopolymer composites. The article presents the most important properties of PCM materials, their types, and their characteristics. A review of the latest research results related to their use in geopolymer m...
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| author | Michał Łach Kinga Pławecka Agnieszka Bąk Marcin Adamczyk Patrycja Bazan Barbara Kozub Kinga Korniejenko Wei-Ting Lin |
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| description | The paper deals with the possibility of using Phase Change Materials (PCM) in concretes and geopolymer composites. The article presents the most important properties of PCM materials, their types, and their characteristics. A review of the latest research results related to their use in geopolymer materials is presented. The benefits of using PCM in building materials include the improvement of thermal comfort inside the building, and also the fact that the additive in the form of PCM reduces thermal gradients and unifies the temperature inside the concrete mix, which can reduce the risk of cracking. The paper also presents a critical analysis related to the feasibility of mass scale implementations of such composites. It was found that the use of PCM in sustainable construction is necessary and inevitable, and will bring a number of benefits, but it still requires large financial resources and time for more comprehensive research. Despite the fact that PCM materials have been known for many years, it is necessary to refine their form to very stable phases that can be used in general construction as well as to develop them in a cost-effective form. The selection of these materials should also be based on the knowledge of the matrix material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11c2caddc517416db9093b7114fdbccb2023-11-22T18:58:01ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-10-011420604410.3390/ma14206044Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in GeopolymersMichał Łach0Kinga Pławecka1Agnieszka Bąk2Marcin Adamczyk3Patrycja Bazan4Barbara Kozub5Kinga Korniejenko6Wei-Ting Lin7Chair of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Material Engineering and Physics, Krakow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Krakow, PolandChair of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Material Engineering and Physics, Krakow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Krakow, PolandChair of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Material Engineering and Physics, Krakow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Krakow, PolandChair of Building Materials Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Krakow University of Technology, 31-155 Krakow, PolandChair of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Material Engineering and Physics, Krakow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Krakow, PolandChair of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Material Engineering and Physics, Krakow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Krakow, PolandChair of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Material Engineering and Physics, Krakow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Ilan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Shennong Rd., Yilan City 260, TaiwanThe paper deals with the possibility of using Phase Change Materials (PCM) in concretes and geopolymer composites. The article presents the most important properties of PCM materials, their types, and their characteristics. A review of the latest research results related to their use in geopolymer materials is presented. The benefits of using PCM in building materials include the improvement of thermal comfort inside the building, and also the fact that the additive in the form of PCM reduces thermal gradients and unifies the temperature inside the concrete mix, which can reduce the risk of cracking. The paper also presents a critical analysis related to the feasibility of mass scale implementations of such composites. It was found that the use of PCM in sustainable construction is necessary and inevitable, and will bring a number of benefits, but it still requires large financial resources and time for more comprehensive research. Despite the fact that PCM materials have been known for many years, it is necessary to refine their form to very stable phases that can be used in general construction as well as to develop them in a cost-effective form. The selection of these materials should also be based on the knowledge of the matrix material.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/20/6044geopolymerphase change materialssustainable material technologiesbuilding composites |
| spellingShingle | Michał Łach Kinga Pławecka Agnieszka Bąk Marcin Adamczyk Patrycja Bazan Barbara Kozub Kinga Korniejenko Wei-Ting Lin Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers Materials geopolymer phase change materials sustainable material technologies building composites |
| title | Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers |
| title_full | Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers |
| title_fullStr | Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers |
| title_short | Review of Solutions for the Use of Phase Change Materials in Geopolymers |
| title_sort | review of solutions for the use of phase change materials in geopolymers |
| topic | geopolymer phase change materials sustainable material technologies building composites |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/20/6044 |
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