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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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.