ArticleACS omega2026
Effects of Chemical Composition and Controlled Cooling on the Phase Transition in Coconut Oil Bio-Phase Change Materials.
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Abstract
Vegetable-oil-based phase change materials (bio-PCMs) are attractive for thermal energy storage due to their renewability, low cost, and high latent heat. However, their adoption is hindered by polymorphism, the ability of triacylglycerol molecules to form multiple crystalline arrangements during solidification. Each polymorph exhibits distinct melting ranges, enthalpies, and metastability, making the prediction of thermophysical properties challenging for the energy-materials community, which often treats PCMs as single-transition systems. This work demonstrates how chemical composition and polymorphic state fundamentally govern the phase transition behavior of coconut oil, using a combination of controlled T-history experiments and composition-based thermophysical modeling. A modified T-history apparatus with precise control over heating and cooling rates was developed, enabling the quantification of subcooling and assessment of how thermal history influences the material's crystallization behavior. After validation with
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