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Table 4 Comparison of the melting latent heat of SSPCM-coated sample (S25) with the other results from the literature

From: Innovative flexible thermal storage textile using nanocomposite shape-stabilized phase change materials

Fabric

PCM compound

Supporting material

SSPCM add-on weight (wt%)

Melting temperature (°C)

Melting latent heat (J/g)

References

Polyester knitted fabric

n-Octadecane

Melamine–formaldehyde

40

29.4

7.4

(Choi et al., 2004)

Polyester knitted fabric

n-Octadecane

Melamine–formaldehyde

8.8

29.1

13.5

(Chung & Cho, 2004)

Polyester/cotton (40/60)

Paraffin

Styrene

18.9

31.6

14.3

(Sánchez‐Silva et al., 2012)

Cotton/polypropylene (60/40)

n-Octadecane

Melamine–urea–formaldehyde

18

30.1

15.7

(Xing-xiang et al., 2005)

Nonwoven polyester

PEG

CNF-rGONP (50:50 wt%)

22.2

31.4

22.9

Present study (S25)

Cotton

n-Hexadecane, n-eicosane

Melamine–formaldehyde

30

30

23.03

(Salaün et al., 2010)