Patent ID: 9663605
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B01J,C08F,C08L,C09K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A modified wax composition capable of storing or releasing energy upon a physical phase change transition, comprising: at least one support polymer; at least one amorphous wax; and at least one functional compound having a phase change active group, wherein the at least one functional compound is selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol, unsaturated fatty alcohol, fatty acid, alkyl fatty ester, alkyl unsaturated fatty ester, fatty amine, unsaturated fatty amine, fatty amidoalkylamine, unsaturated fatty amidoalkylamine and combinations thereof, wherein about 1% to about 70% by weight of the at least one amorphous wax is covalently bonded to the at least one support polymer, the at least one functional compound and any combination thereof, and about 1% to about 70% by weight of the at least one functional compound is covalently bonded to the at least one support polymer, the at least one amorphous wax and any combination thereof.