Datasets on growth kinetics evaluation of hydrothermally synthesised Co₂(OH)₃Cl nanoparticles for application in solar thermal heat transfer fluids

2021FEBEREC-STD-056

X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) data obtained from the growth of cobalt hydroxychloride (Co₂(OH)₃Cl) nanopowders over time in the presence of 70% propanol and water, respectively are provided. Furthermore, data obtained from the XRD, TEM and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transformed infrared (ATR-FTIR) analyses of Co₂(OH)₃Cl nanopowders synthesised via hydrothermal precipitation at varying propanol concentrations ranging from 0% to 100% are available. Data obtained from the Ultraviolet–visible–near–infrared (UV–VIS–NIR) spectroscopy, viscosity and thermal conductivity analyses of Co₂(OH)₃Cl-H₂O nanofluids prepared via a two-step method are also provided. The prepared nanofluids were examined for thermal conductivity and viscosity, at temperatures ranging between 298 K and 318 K and 298 K to 308 K, respectively. Data obtained from the computational calculations based on Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (EMD) simulations integrated with the Green-Kubo (EMD-GK) method for Co₂(OH)₃Cl-H₂O nanofluids with very narrow particle sizes (< 10 nm) and different shapes (i.e., rhombus nanoplates and spherical) are also available.