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With rising energy demands and mounting environmental challenges, the push for sustainable energy systems has increased interest in developing advanced energy storage materials. This study aimed to create and evaluate the properties of a novel latent heat storage bio-composite (LHSB) using cost-effective and eco-friendly materials. A bio-based phase-change material (PCM), coconut oil, was added to a bio-support derived from pomegranate peels (PGPs) waste in two forms: raw peels (unwashed and washed) and biochar (physically and physicochemically activated carbon). Pellets of the raw PGPs and activated carbon were fabricated and subsequently impregnated with coconut oil under vacuum conditions. The highest loading capacities were observed to be 60.44% and 58.02% for washed PGPs and physicochemically activated carbon, respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis corroborated the absence of chemical reactions between coconut oil and raw or modified PGPs. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs provided visual evidence of successful coconut oil impregnation. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that the operational temperatures of all synthesized PCM composites were considerably lower than their respective thermal degradation temperature limits. The encapsulation efficiencies were determined to be 47.69%, 61.62%, 43.97%, and 59.45% for unwashed peels, washed peels, physical biochar, and physicochemical biochar, respectively. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis indicated that the coconut oil/unwashed peels composite exhibited the highest latent heat of melting and freezing, with values of 52.51 and 56.11 kJ/kg, respectively. These findings collectively demonstrate that the prepared LHSBs possess several desirable properties, including leak-proof nature, environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, and suitability for temperature regulation in diverse energy storage applications.
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