, Habibah Ghazali 2
, Hasanain A. Al-Jaber 3
, Izhari Izmi Mazali 4
, Pakharuddin Mohd Samin 5
, Kamaruzzaman Sopian 6
2College of Sport, Health & Engineering Victoria University, Melbourne 8001, Australia
3Department of Chemical Industries Technologies, Southern Technical University, Basrah 61001, Iraq
4Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
5Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
6Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Abstract
Bio-based phase change materials offer a promising solution for environmentally friendly thermal energy storage systems. Bio-phase-change materials exhibit desirable properties, such as high latent heat, low vapor pressure in the melt, chemical stability, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
Unlike their petroleum-based counterparts, bio-phase change materials, being entirely hydrogenated, pose a significantly lower risk of oxidation
even after multiple solidification and melting cycles. Moreover, their production can be scaled up using readily available, inexpensive, and
biocompatible sources such as animal fat mixtures and oils. This paper provides an extensive review and analysis of studies on the development
of bio-phase change materials (BPCMs), the design of bio-supported matrix configurations, phase change procedures, and their integrated use,
manufacture, and application in thermal energy storage systems. Its purpose is to objectively examine the viability of different kinds of BPCMs
in thermal energy storage applications, emphasizing their life-cycle impacts and prospective advantages, while recognizing existing problems
and limitations. This work advances our understanding of how BPCMs can be used efficiently in various thermal energy storage systems.
