From waste to value: Utilising waste foundry sand in thermal energy storage as a matrix material in composites

Argyrios Anagnostopoulos; M. Elena Navarro; Shivangi Sharma; Abdalqader Ahmad; Yelaman Maksum; Yulong Ding

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2023.112294

From waste to value: Utilising waste foundry sand in thermal energy storage as a matrix material in composites

Argyrios Anagnostopoulos^*, M. Elena Navarro^*, Shivangi Sharma, Abdalqader Ahmad, Yelaman Maksum, Yulong Ding

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Abstract

Waste foundry sand (WFS) is a by-product of the casting industry, which poses increasing economic and environmental issues due to the costs associated with landfill maintenance and stricter environmental regulations. This study proposes a novel solution for WFS as a material for thermal energy storage. The approach involves blending WFS with NaNO₃ and a proprietary additive, X, to fabricate a composite phase change material (CPCM). The CPCM is found to be structurally stable up to 400 °C, and an optimal composition with a mass ratio of NaNO₃:WFS:X = 0.6:0.3:0.1 is achieved. This composition yields an energy storage density of 628 ± 27 kJ/kg, and an average thermal conductivity of 1.38 W/mK over the temperature range of 25–400 °C. The CPCM also exhibits good mechanical strength and a low coefficient of thermal expansion compared to NaNO₃. Currently, only a small portion of WFS is recycled, most commonly in building applications. The CPCM presented in this study has the potential for medium-to-high temperature heat storage in waste heat recovery applications, offering a sustainable solution for upcycling WFS.

Original language	English
Article number	112294
Number of pages	9
Journal	Solar Energy
Volume	268
Early online date	28 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112294
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2024

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Transforming Foundation Industries Network + in the context of THERMCAST (EPSRC grant EP/V026402/1) as well as the European Commision under Grant agreement ID: 101068507.

Keywords

Composite
Foundry sand
Latent heat storage
Phase change
Upcycling
Waste heat recovery

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Materials Science

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