Table 4
Summary of the supercooling characteristics of nanomaterial-modified salt hydrate PCMs
| Salt hydrate PCMs | Nucleating agents (wt.%) | Specimen size (g) | Supercooling degree (°C) | Latent heat capacity (J/g) | Reference | |
| Original | Modified | |||||
| CH3COONa·3H2O | Nano Cu particle (0.5) | Not mentioned | >20 | 0.5 | 242.4 | [57] |
| CH3COONa·3H2O | Chitin nanowhiskers (1.0) | 5 | >20 | 0.87 | 241 | [58] |
| CH3COONa·3H2O | Nano aluminum nitride particle (5) | Not mentioned | 17 | 0.1 | 238.5 | [59] |
| CH3COONa·3H2O and KCl (92:8) | Nano-α-Al2O3 (1) | 50 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 241.2 | [56] |
| Na2SO4·10H2O and Na2HPO4·12H2O (20:80) | Nano-α-Al2O3 (4.5) | Not mentioned | 7.8 | 1.6 | 256.9 | [60] |
| KAl(SO4)2·12H2O and Na2SO4·10H2O (65:35) | Nano-carbon particle (1.0) | Not mentioned | 2.9 | 1.8 | 132.2 | [61] |
| CaCl2·6H2O | Nano Cs x WO3 (0.75) | 20 | 7.81 | 0.61 | 138.6 | [62] |
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