VERBUNDSTOFF AUS MIKROKAPSELN MIT PHASENWECHSELMATERIAL UND KIESELSÄURE, HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR UND NICHT ENTFLAMMBARE BINDEMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNG DAMIT

A composite of phase-change-material-containing microcapsules and silica is proposed. The composite includes a silica matrix and phase-change-material-containing microcapsules dispersed in the matrix, each of the phase-change-material-containing microcapsules including a polymer shell and a core enclosed by the shell and formed of a phase change material. The composite is configured such that phase-change-material-containing microcapsules and silica having mesopores are mixed, and is thereby very effective at imparting mechanical stability and hydrophilicity to a material. Moreover, the composite capable of imparting mechanical stability and hydrophilicity can be applied to paint and the like, and is effectively able to form a binder composition suitable therefor.