Recent advances in low-temperature phase change materials for cold chain logistics

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL

International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2025.03.011

Xiang Yun Debbie Soo , Pin Jin Ong , Yee Kiat Zachary Lim , Suxi Wang , Warintorn Thitsartarn , FuKe Wang , Junhua Kong , Rong Ji , Nikodem Tomczak , Beng Hoon Tan , Pei Wang , Jianwei Xu , Xian Jun Loh , Qiang Zhu

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Abstract

Globalization, expanding trade, and rising living standards have intensified the demand for cold chain logistics by requiring the preservation of unaltered product quality from production to final consumer use. In this regard, maintaining a strict temperature regime during transportation is imperative. Among the solutions, passive cooling using phase change materials (PCMs) has been an important technology for cold chain logistics, due to its reusability, portability, and energy and cost savings. Significant efforts have been directed toward addressing key issues of PCMs such as functionality across different temperature ranges, supercooling, phase separation, poor thermal conductivity, and leakage. We evaluate the recent developments in organic, inorganic, eutectic, and polymer-gel PCM technologies, including PCM properties and performance characterization methods. We also compare the advanced simulations and predictions of PCM performance with the performance of actual products. The insights gathered here will inform researchers on new PCM research avenues, technological strategies, and product formulations.

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冷链物流用低温相变材料研究进展

全球化、不断扩大的贸易和不断提高的生活水平要求从生产到最终消费者使用保持不变的产品质量，从而加强了对冷链物流的需求。在这方面，在运输过程中保持严格的温度制度是必要的。在这些解决方案中，使用相变材料（pcm）的被动冷却由于其可重复使用、便携性、节能和成本节约而成为冷链物流的一项重要技术。在解决pcm在不同温度范围内的功能、过冷、相分离、导热性差和泄漏等关键问题上，人们付出了巨大的努力。我们评估了有机、无机、共晶和聚合物凝胶PCM技术的最新发展，包括PCM特性和性能表征方法。我们还将PCM性能的先进模拟和预测与实际产品的性能进行了比较。这里收集的见解将为新的PCM研究途径，技术策略和产品配方的研究人员提供信息。

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International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid 工程技术-工程：机械

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

12.80%

发文量

363

审稿时长

3.7 months

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Refrigeration is published for the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) by Elsevier. It is essential reading for all those wishing to keep abreast of research and industrial news in refrigeration, air conditioning and associated fields. This is particularly important in these times of rapid introduction of alternative refrigerants and the emergence of new technology. The journal has published special issues on alternative refrigerants and novel topics in the field of boiling, condensation, heat pumps, food refrigeration, carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbons, magnetic refrigeration at room temperature, sorptive cooling, phase change materials and slurries, ejector technology, compressors, and solar cooling. As well as original research papers the International Journal of Refrigeration also includes review articles, papers presented at IIR conferences, short reports and letters describing preliminary results and experimental details, and letters to the Editor on recent areas of discussion and controversy. Other features include forthcoming events, conference reports and book reviews. Papers are published in either English or French with the IIR news section in both languages.