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Frame walls enhanced with phase change materials (paraffin-based, hydrated salt-based, and eutectic) mixed in cellulose insulation were developed and tested. The frame walls were heated and allowed to cool in a dynamic wall simulator that replicated the sun's exposure in a wall …

Sol-gel processing is an integral tool in developing inorganic-organic nanocomposite materials from wet chemistry techniques. By controlling the hydrolysis and condensation of various alkoxysilane precursors, tunable hybrid structures and properties can be achieved. A special cl…