Table 4 Thermal degradation temperature range of CNTs-g-FA, FA/CNTs-g-FA and FA/CNTs composites.

From: Thermal energy storage and thermal conductivity properties of fatty acid/fatty acid-grafted-CNTs and fatty acid/CNTs as novel composite phase change materials

Material

Degradation temperature (°C)

CNTs-g-CA1

122 ± 1.07–200 ± 1.03

CNTs-g-CA2

122 ± 1.13–201 ± 1.09

CNTs-g-CA3

122 ± 1.12–202 ± 1.10

CA/CNTs-g-CA1

142 ± 1.07–235 ± 1.02

CA/CNTs-g-CA2

142 ± 1.09–235 ± 1.10

CA/CNTs-g-CA3

112 ± 1.07–198 ± 1.06

CNTs-g-PA1

154 ± 1.07–276 ± 1.05

CNTs-g-PA2

154 ± 1.03–277 ± 1.09

CNTs-g-PA3

154 ± 1.06–278 ± 1.11

PA/CNTs-g-PA1

158 ± 1.08–301 ± 1.10

PA/CNTs-g-PA2

158 ± 1.03–305 ± 1.13

PA/CNTs-g-PA3

158 ± 1.05–301 ± 1.11

CNTs-g-SA1

148 ± 1.07–204 ± 1.12

CNTs-g-SA2

148 ± 1.01–206 ± 1.06

CNTs-g-SA3

148 ± 1.07–218 ± 1.12

SA/CNTs-g-SA1

160 ± 1.07–280 ± 1.06

SA/CNTs-g-SA2

180 ± 1.07–248 ± 1.10

SA/CNTs-g-SA3

180 ± 1.07–248 ± 1.03

CA/CNTs

108 ± 1.07–200 ± 1.08

PA/CNTs

162 ± 1.02–293 ± 1.09

SA/CNTs

208 ± 1.05–309 ± 1.07