resumo
Energy demand in the construction sector has continued to grow over the past years, despite the European commitment to promote energy efficiency. The development of multifunctional materials to tackle the energy consumption and improve the thermal performance of buildings is in huge demand. Herein, we report for the first time the synthesis of a bi-layered alkali-activated composite having a highly porous top-layer and a dense bottom-layer containing varying amounts of phase change material (PCM). This novel material can regulate the temperature swings inside buildings and simultaneously buffer the humidity levels to improve the comfort for inhabitants. Results show that the PCM content controls the specimens' mechanical and thermal performance, while the thin porous layer regulates their moisture buffer ability. A PCM incorporation of 30 wt% strongly reduces the indoor thermal fluctuation (up to 5 degrees C) compared to the reference cell. Additionally, this novel material showed high potential to control indoor humidity, as demonstrated by the very high practical MBV (2.71 g/m2 Delta%HR). These are promising results suggesting that these waste-derived materials can be an interesting tool towards the develop of sustainable and energy efficient buildings.
palavras-chave
PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL-PROPERTIES; PORTLAND-CEMENT; HYGROTHERMAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE; MORTARS; ENERGY; STORAGE; PARTICLES
categoria
Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Engineering, Civil
autores
Goncalves, M; Novais, RM; Senff, L; Carvalheiras, J; Labrincha, JA
nossos autores
João António de Sousa Carvalheiras
Estudante de doutoramento
João António Labrincha Baptista
Professor Catedrático
Rui Miguel Novais
Professor AuxiliarProjectos
Collaboratory for Emerging Technologies, CoLab (EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
agradecimentos
Novais (CEECIND/00335/2017 and 2020.01135. CEECIND) and Carvalheiras (SFRH/BD/144562/2019) wish to thank Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) for supporting their work. The authors would like to thank the project THERMACORE - Performance of a wall or slab with a thermally active core in buildings in Portugal, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030364, through the financial support of FCT/MCTES. This work was developed within the scope of the project CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, UIDB/50011/2020 & UIDP/50011/2020, financed by national funds through the FCT/MCTES.