CPC C09D 5/26 (2013.01) [C09D 5/028 (2013.01); C09D 7/70 (2018.01); C09D 133/00 (2013.01); C09K 5/063 (2013.01); G01N 25/18 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A formulation for phase change material (PCM)-composite coating, the formulation comprising:
an amount of acrylic latex-based paint having a mass fraction range of about 0.25 to about 0.60, wherein the acrylic latex-based paint comprises a binder comprising polymer solids, a filler, a pigment, and a first amount of water;
microencapsulated PCM having a PCM-to-paint mass ratio of between 0.01 to 0.4, wherein the microencapsulated PCM comprises an organic PCM powder contained within spherical polymer microcapsules, and the organic PCM powder has a median particle size of between 10 μm and 100 μm and a phase transition temperature of between about 24 degrees Celsius and about 40 degrees Celsius; and
the formulation further comprises a second amount of water in the acrylic latex-based paint and the microencapsulated PCM so that a mass fraction of a total amount of water including the first amount of water and the second amount of water is between about 0.1 and about 0.75.
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