Wet impregnation method for synthesis of phase change composite of N-octadecane in porous silica gel

Thermal energy storage is gaining more interest as people aim to utilization of solar energy. The thermal energy can be stored in the form of latent heat and used for building applications that require increasing energy. This report investigated the wet impregnation method for the synthesis of thermal storage material, namely phase change composite (PCC) for two purposes: to create a simple method for the synthesis of PCC and study behaviors of phase change material (PCM) when confined inside the pore.