Journal of Textile Research ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (07): 130-139.doi: 10.13475/j.fzxb.20230604601

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Preparation and properties of paraffin Pickering emulsion and its microcapsule phase change nonwoven materials

KE Wentao1, CHEN Ming1, ZHENG Chuntian1, SHI Xiaoli2, ZHU Xinsheng1()   

  1. 1. College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China
    2. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215223, China
  • Received:2023-06-25 Revised:2024-04-15 Online:2024-07-15 Published:2024-07-15
  • Contact: ZHU Xinsheng E-mail:zhuxinsheng@suda.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective Pickering emulsion uses solid-particles as emulsifier instead of small-molecule surfactants, in which solid particles are embedded on the surface of emulsion droplets, and thus its interfacial adsorption energy is far greater than the thermodynamic energy of the solid particle Brown motion. Consequently, it is difficult for the solid particles to escape from the oil-water interface, providing the emulsion with excellent storage stability. Pickering solid emulsifier in the paraffin emulsion does not cut down the paraffin crystalline temperature, and eliminates the subcool phenomenon, and improves its phase-change energy storage performance. Unfortunately, very few Pickering emulsifiers have existed, such as nano-silica, graphene oxide, nano-cellulose crystals, more often being applied with organic polymer co-emulsifier.

Methods Soap-free emulsion polymerization was carried out with styrene (St) and methacryloxyethyl-trimethylammonium chloride (DMC) as monomers, divinyl benzene (DVB) as crosslinker, ethanol as auxiliary solvent. Cationic copolymer particles characterized with monodispersity, clean surface, and designed size were obtained. The paraffin Pickering emulsions and paraffin droplets on viscose fabric phase change materials (Vis-PCM) were prepared by using the resultant copolymer nanoparticles (P(St-co-DMC)). The microstructure and properties, monomer conversion, nanoparticle size, Zeta potential and contact angles of P(St-co-DMC) particles as well as Vis-PCM were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, and contact angle goniometry.

Results The influences of DMC and initiator dosages, and ethanol contents on the monomer conversion and the nanoparticle size, as well as of DMC dosages on the contact angle and Zeta potential of the nanoparticles were studied. The results showed that cationic P(St-co-DMC) copolymer nanoparticles were successfully prepared, and the two major monomers were merged into the copolymer chain. The resulted polymers were shown to withstand the thermal shock during emulsification process, as well as phase change energy storage and heat release recycling processes. The monomer conversion presented bell-shape behavior, whereas the particle size and its dispersion index showed reversed bell tendency with the increases of DMC, initiator and ethanol. However, the Zeta potential of the copolymer particles initially soared up and then tended to be constant, whereas the hydrophilicity was improved with the increase of DMC dosage. When the amounts of DMC, KPS and ethanol were fixed at 25%, 2.5% and 15%, respectively, the monomer conversion reached 83%, the size, the Zeta potential, and the surface contact angle of the resultant copolymer particles were 114 nm, 47.2 mV, and 58°, respectively. The over three-month shelf life, oil-in-water paraffin Pickering emulsion at the oil-to-water volume ratio of 3∶1 and at the droplet size of (4.4±0.5) μm was eventually obtained. The phase change latent heat of Vis-PCM, which was obtained by impregnating spunlaced viscose nonwoven fabric into the Pickering emulsion, reached up to 139.3 J/g, and the paraffin leakage rate of Vis-PCM was only 0.6% after 20 thermal cycls.

Conclusion Copolymer particles with controllable surface features such as water contact angle, particle size and electricity, instead of the small molecule surfactant, can be adsorbed firmly at the oil-water interface to obtain a long shelf life Pickering emulsion. P(St-co-DMC) emulsifier copes with the paraffin subcool phenomenon due to small molecule surfactant plasticizer based on heterogeneous nucleation mechanism. Also it is emulsion droplets rather than de-emulsified paraffin bulk that adhere to the nonwoven surface, which ensures the paraffin-microencapsulated fabric acting as reusable phase change energy storage materials. All the results confirm that P(St-co-DMC) possesses excellent emulsifying ability, and Vis-PCM has good heat storage and heat release properties.

Key words: methacryloyloxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride, soap-free emulsion polymerization, paraffin, Pickering emulsion, viscose nonwoven, phase change material

CLC Number: 

  • TS195.2

Fig.1

Infrared spectra of P(St-co-DMC)"

Fig.2

Thermogravimetric curve of P(St-co-DMC)"

Fig.3

SEM image of P(St-co-DMC) particles"

Tab.1

Influence of DMC dosage on particle size of P (St-co-DMC) and monomer conversion rate"

DMC质量分数/% 粒径/nm PDI值 转化率/%
15 130 0.10 74
20 129 0.08 80
25 114 0.01 83
30 117 0.05 78
35 123 0.09 73
40 142 0.11 72
45 173 0.22 72

Tab.2

Influence of KPS mass fraction on P (St-co-DMC) particle size and monomer conversion rate"

KPS质量分数/% 粒径/nm PDI值 转化率/%
0.5 230 0.35 77
1.0 161 0.19 79
1.5 122 0.12 80
2.0 119 0.07 81
2.5 114 0.01 83
3.0 116 0.14 79
3.5 119 0.24 76
4.0 121 0.25 73
4.5 123 0.29 69
5.0 126 0.36 66

Tab.3

Influence of ethanol volume fraction on particle size of P(St-co-DMC) and monomer conversion rate"

乙醇体积分数/% 粒径/nm PDI值 转化率/%
5 157 0.37 76
10 138 0.12 79
15 114 0.01 83
20 123 0.10 78
25 126 0.18 75
30 133 0.18 74
35 135 0.17 72
40 142 0.18 71
45 155 0.31 71

Fig.4

Influence of DMC mass fraction on water contact angle and Zeta potential of P(St-co-DMC) particles"

Fig.5

Influences of storage time and oil-water ratio on storage stability of paraffin Pickering emulsions.(a) 12 hours; (b) 24 hours; (c) 3 months"

Fig.6

SEM images of surfaces and cross sections of paraffin Pickering emulsion-immersed nonwoven fabrics.(a) Blank nonwoven; (b) Vis-PCM1;(c) Vis-PCM2;(d) Vis-PCM3"

Tab.4

Influence of Pickering emulsion composition on load rate, leakage rate and overcooling degree of microcapsule phase change material"

样品编号 P(St-co-DMC)
质量分数/%
油水体积
负载
率/%
泄漏
率/%
过冷
度/℃
Vis-PCM1 3 1∶1 133.8 8.7 4.71
Vis-PCM2 3 3∶1 179.3 10.1 6.36
Vis-PCM3 6 3∶1 291.5 0.6 5.20

Fig.7

DSC curves of blank nonwoven, pure paraffin, and paraffin-loaded nonwovens"

Tab.5

"

试样 负载率/% 熔融焓/(J·g-1)
纯石蜡 151.1
Vis-PCM1 133.8 131.3
Vis-PCM2 179.3 130.9
Vis-PCM3 291.5 139.3

Fig.8

DSC thermal cycle curves of nonwovens with different paraffin-load rates"

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