Ultrawhite structural starch film for sustainable cooling
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| author | Liu, Yang Caratenuto, Andrew Zhang, Xuguang Mu, Ying Jeyar, Youssef Antezza, Mauro Zheng, Yi |
| author_facet | Liu, Yang Caratenuto, Andrew Zhang, Xuguang Mu, Ying Jeyar, Youssef Antezza, Mauro Zheng, Yi |
| contents | Reducing human reliance on high-electricity-consuming cooling technologies like air conditioning is crucial for reshaping the global energy paradigm. Through utilizing natural starch gelatinization, freezedrying and densification processes, we fabricated an ultrawhite cooling starch film with an ultrahigh solar reflectance of 0.96 and strong infrared emittance of 0.94. The porous structure of the cooling starch film, systematically controlled by the mechanical pressing processing, allows for effective scattering of solar radiation while emitting strongly during the atmospheric transparency window, thereby contributing to high-efficiency daytime radiative cooling capacity. Furthermore, the cooling starch film exhibits excellent mechanical tensile strength, measuring at up to 38.5 megapascals, which is more than twice the strength of natural wood. The ultrawhite radiative cooling starch film holds significant promise for optimizing cooling energy usage, especially in hot and arid climates. |
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| spellingShingle | Ultrawhite structural starch film for sustainable cooling Liu, Yang Caratenuto, Andrew Zhang, Xuguang Mu, Ying Jeyar, Youssef Antezza, Mauro Zheng, Yi Applied Physics Reducing human reliance on high-electricity-consuming cooling technologies like air conditioning is crucial for reshaping the global energy paradigm. Through utilizing natural starch gelatinization, freezedrying and densification processes, we fabricated an ultrawhite cooling starch film with an ultrahigh solar reflectance of 0.96 and strong infrared emittance of 0.94. The porous structure of the cooling starch film, systematically controlled by the mechanical pressing processing, allows for effective scattering of solar radiation while emitting strongly during the atmospheric transparency window, thereby contributing to high-efficiency daytime radiative cooling capacity. Furthermore, the cooling starch film exhibits excellent mechanical tensile strength, measuring at up to 38.5 megapascals, which is more than twice the strength of natural wood. The ultrawhite radiative cooling starch film holds significant promise for optimizing cooling energy usage, especially in hot and arid climates. |
| title | Ultrawhite structural starch film for sustainable cooling |
| topic | Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14826 |