Thermal conductivity of sugar alcohols

During the past decade sugar alcohols have been extensively studied for thermal storage purposes. One of recent focuses research has in improving their heat charge and discharge rate by enhancing conductivity with different types additives. However, current literature shows a vast discrepancy measured values alcohols. This work presents an experimental study on seven The aim is to find out reason erythritol, mannitol xylitol, present new reference data galacticol, myo-inositol, maltitol sorbitol. We impact material preparation method, raw grade sensor contact crystalline structure conductivity. was inspected optical scanning electron microscopy X-ray diffraction, melting properties differential calorimetry. found that polymorphs, grain crystallite sizes can be obtained methods. caused mannitol, galacticol myo-inositol vary tens percentages. Crystallization temperatures xylitol erythritol were affect size but had only minor effect Overall, conductivities solid phase within upper range previous literature; based methods this work, we did not any evidence low intermediate mannitol. Due high amorphous content sorbitol substantially lower than other Thermal liquid phases accurately follow linear relationship molar mass carbon number between 4 6.