MICROENCAPSULATED COMPOSITE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS

This invention generally relates to thermoregulation, thermal protection and insulation, Phase Change Material (PCMs) and nucleating agents. In particular, in alternative embodiments, provided are Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems comprising Phase Change Material (PCMs) compositions for thermal management in different applications such as building, automotive, and industrial applications. Provided are PCM-comprising compositions comprising a porous, or a macro-, micro- or nano-porous or equivalent adsorbent and a PCM, wherein the PCM is absorbed into the porous, or a macro-, micro- or nano-porous or equivalent structure of the PCM and in alternative embodiments, the resulting composite PCM particles are encapsulated, e.g., microencapsulated, using a physical coating process.