@Article{EE.2021.016087, AUTHOR = {I. Samylingam, Navid Aslfattahi, K. Kadirgama, Mahendran Samykano, L. Samylingam, R. Saidur,5}, TITLE = {Improved Thermophysical Properties of Developed Ternary Nitrate-Based Phase Change Material Incorporated with MXene as Novel Nanocomposites}, JOURNAL = {Energy Engineering}, VOLUME = {118}, YEAR = {2021}, NUMBER = {5}, PAGES = {1253--1265}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/energy/v118n5/43820}, ISSN = {1546-0118}, ABSTRACT = {In this study, nanocomposite of ternary nitrate molten salt induced with MXene is developed. LiNO3-NaNO3-KNO3 with wt% of 35:12:53 and 35:10:55 are produced and doped with MXene in the wt% of 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5. FTIR result indicates the composites had no chemical reaction occurred during the preparation. UV-VIS analysis shows the absorption enhancement with respect to the concentration of MXene. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to measure the thermal stability of the LiNO3-NaNO3-KNO3 induced with MXene. The ternary molten salts were stable at temperature range of 600–700°C. Thermal stability increases with the addition of MXene. 1.5 wt% of MXene doped with LiNO3-NaNO3-KNO3 with wt% 35:10:55 and 35:12:53, increases the thermal stability from 652.13°C to 731.49°C and from 679.82°C to 684.57°C, respectively. Using thermophysically enhanced molten salt will increase the efficiency of CSP.}, DOI = {10.32604/EE.2021.016087} }