Publication detail

Preparation and characterization of a selective polymer-based solar absorber for building integration

ČEKON, M. STRUHALA, K. KOPKÁNĚ, D.

Original Title

Preparation and characterization of a selective polymer-based solar absorber for building integration

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Recent technological advances in solar absorber production may have opened ways for new applications of these materials in buildings. A low-emissivity enhanced polymer-based absorber foil was developed and prototyped using mass-production industrial roll-to-roll process to demonstrate feasibility of the concept. This paper describes key development factors leading to particular composition of the prototype and its testing, especially spectroscopy measurements (both for shortwave and longwave regions) and environmental impact assessment. It also provides comparison of tested parameters with commercially available products. The results show that the developed absorber has fairly good thermal emissivity (around of 0.3), high solar absorption level (0.95) and significantly lower (up to 98 %) environmental impacts compared to the commercially available metal-based solar selective absorbers.

Keywords

Solar absorber; Low emissivity; Selective coating; Polymers; Life cycle assessment

Authors

ČEKON, M.; STRUHALA, K.; KOPKÁNĚ, D.

Released

6. 11. 2020

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Švýcarsko

ISBN

2076-3417

Periodical

Applied Sciences - Basel

Year of study

10

Number

21

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

14

Pages count

14

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/21/7861

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/195716

BibTex

@article{BUT165373,
  author="Miroslav {Čekon} and Karel {Struhala} and Daniel {Kopkáně}",
  title="Preparation and characterization of a selective polymer-based solar absorber for building integration",
  journal="Applied Sciences - Basel",
  year="2020",
  volume="10",
  number="21",
  pages="1--14",
  doi="10.3390/app10217861",
  issn="2076-3417",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/21/7861"
}