Table 2
Types of low-temperature salt hydrate PCMs (below 120°C) a [18–20]
Salt hydrate PCMs | Melting temperature (°C) | Supercooling degree (°C) | Latent heat (J/g) | Thermal conductivity (W/(m K)) | Analytical reagent grade (CNY/kg) | Other grades (CNY/kg) | Industrial grade (Corresponding salt, CNY/kg) | Chemical abstracts service number |
LiClO3·3H2O | 8 | 6 | 253.0 | 0.8 | 3083.8 | 3083.8 (99.9% metals basis) | − | 13453-78-6 |
ZnCl2·3H2O | 10 | − | − | − | 767.0 * | 420.0 (chemically pure grade) | 0.426 | 7646-85-7 |
K2HPO4·6H2O | 14 | − | 109.0 | − | 101.4 * | 61.8 (purity 99%) | 0.043 | 7778-77-0 |
KF·4H2O | 18.5 | 33 | 231.0 | − | 140.0 * | 104.9 (purity 95%) | 0.860 | 7789-23-3 |
K2HPO4·4H2O | 18.5 | − | 231.0 | − | 101.4 * | 61.8 (purity 99%) | 0.043 | 7778-77-0 |
FeBr3·6H2O | 21 | − | 105.0 | − | − * | 3327.8 (purity 98%) | 28.000 | 10031-26-2 |
LiBO2·8H2O | 25.7 | − | 289.0 | − | − * | 4927.8 (purity ≥ 99.9%) | 1.600 | 13453-69-5 |
Mn(NO3)2·6H2O | 25.8 | 20 | 125.9 | − | − | 3003.8 (purity 98%) | − | 17141-63-8 |
CaCl2·6H2O | 29 | 30 | 190.8 | 0.5 | 48.0 * | 32.0 (purity 96%) | 0.009 | 10043-52-4 |
LiNO3·3H2O | 30 | 40 | 296.0 | − | 1095.8 * | 1355.8 (99.9% metals basis) | − | 7790-69-4 |
Na2SO4·10H2O | 32 | 20 | 254.0 | 0.6 | 51.1 | 145.8 (guaranteed reagent grade) | 0.350 | 7727-73-3 |
Na2CO3·10H2O | 32 | − | 246.5 | 0.5 | 63.2 | 68.0 (guaranteed reagent grade) | 0.152 | 6132-02-1 |
LiBr·2H2O | 34 | − | 124.0 | − | − * | 1946.3 (purity ≥ 99%) | 1.520 | 7550-35-8 |
CaBr2·6H2O | 34 | 60 | 115.5 | − | − * | 8580.0 (purity ≥ 96%) | 1.040 | 7789-41-5 |
Na2HPO4·12H2O | 35 | 20 | 280.0 | 0.5 | 156.5 | 196.7 (guaranteed reagent grade) | 0.020 | 10039-32-4 |
Zn(NO3)2·6H2O | 36.4 | − | 147.0 | 0.5 | 257.4 | 1449.8 (99.99% metals basis) | − | 10196-18-6 |
FeCl3·6H2O | 37 | − | 223.0 | − | 144.0 | 103.5 (purity 98%) | − | 10025-77-1 |
Mn(NO3)2·4H2O | 37.1 | − | 115.0 | − | − | 1423.8 (purity 98%) | − | 20694-39-7 |
CoSO4·7H2O | 40.7 | − | 170.0 | − | 297.6 | 1078.8 (99.99% metals basis) | 0.375 | 10026-24-1 |
KF·2H2O | 42 | − | 162.0 | − | 561.2 | 721.8 (purity 98%) | − | 13455-21-5 |
Ca(NO3)2·4H2O | 43 | 65 | 138.0 | − | 478.0 | 3805.8 (99.98% metals basis) | − | 13477-34-4 |
Fe(NO3)2·9H2O | 47 | − | 155.0 | − | 187.2 | 1320.0 (99.9% metals basis) | 0.125 | 7782-61-8 |
K2HPO4·3H2O | 48 | − | 99.0 | − | 156.5 | 1180.4 (99.99% metals basis) | 0.019 | 16788-57-1 |
Na2S2O3·5H2O | 48 | 65 | 209.0 | 0.4 | − | 41.7 (guaranteed reagent grade) | 0.064 | 10102-17-7 |
Na2HPO4·7H2O | 48 | − | 170.0 | − | 318.8 | 284.0 (purity ≥ 98%) | 0.019 | 7782-85-6 |
MgSO4·7H2O | 48.5 | − | 202.0 | − | 44.2 | 59.2 (guaranteed reagent grade) | 0.345 | 10034-99-8 |
Na(CH3COO)·3H2O | 58 | 90 | 270.3 | 0.9 | 46.0 | 50.0 (guaranteed reagent grade) | 0.028 | 6131-90-4 |
Cd(NO3)2·4H2O | 59.5 | − | − | − | 169.6 | 2157.8 (99.99% metals basis) | − | 10022-68-1 |
FeSO4·7H2O | 64 | − | 200.0 | − | 68.1 | 1577.8 (99.95% metals basis) | 0.028 | 7782-63-0 |
Na2P2O7·10H2O | 70 | 70 | 184.0 | − | 94.0 | − | 0.035 | 13472-36-1 |
Li(CH3COO)·2H2O | 70 | − | 150.0 | − | 734.5 | 873.6 (99.9% metals basis) | 1.600 | 6108-17-4 |
Al(NO3)2·9H2O | 72 | − | 155.0 | − | 78.3 | 1143.2 (99.99% metals basis) | − | 7784-27-2 |
Ba(OH)2·8H2O | 78 | − | 265.7 | 0.7 | 176.9 | 136.5 (purity ≥ 98%) | 0.595 | 12230-71-6 |
Al2(SO4)3·18H2O | 88 | 27 | − | − | 73.2 | 94.8 (purity ≥ 99%) | 0.780 | 7784-31-8 |
Mg(NO3)2·6H2O | 89 | 70 | 162.8 | 0.6 | − | − | − | 13446-18-9 |
KAl(SO4)2·12H2O | 91 | − | 269.0 | − | 50.4 | − | 0.048 | 7784-24-9 |
(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O | 95 | − | 269.0 | − | 37.3 | 64.4 (chemically pure grade) | 0.850 | 7784-26-1 |
MgCl2·6H2O | 117 | 80 | 168.6 | 0.6 | 112.0 | 39.6 (purity = 98%) | 0.390 | 7791-18-6 |
a: * denotes the anhydrous salt; the prices of analytical reagent grade and other grades of salt hydrate PCMs were sourced as of November 2023 from https://www.aladdin-e.com/ and http://www.macklin.cn/, while the prices of industrial-grade salt hydrate PCMs were obtained as of November 2023 from https://www.1688.com/.
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