Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Thermal energy storage methods -- 2. Classification of phase change materials -- 3. Low and high-temperature phase change materials -- 4. Microencapsulation of thermochromic color switching and phase change materials -- 5. Photoluminescence PCMs and their potential for thermal adaptive textiles -- 6. Phase change materials (PCMs) in photocatalysis -- 7. PCMs in glazing and shading solutions -- 8. Phase change materials in photovoltaic systems -- 9. Shape-stabilized and form-stable PCMs -- 10. PCMs in biomedical applications -- 11. Smart textiles with PCMs for thermoregulation -- 12. Phase change materials (PCMs) in bulidings -- 13. Phase change materials in chemical and process engineering -- 14. Cooling packing and cold energy storage -- 15. Future trends -- Index.