Abstract:Dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose (DCMC) modified collagen aerogel was prepared by freeze-drying technology using collagen extracted from tannery solid waste as raw material and DCMC as macromolecular cross-linking agent, and its morphology and structure were characterized by FTIR and SEM. The results showed that the introduction of DCMC didn’t change the triple helix structure of collagen, and the prepared DCMC modified collagen aerogel had rich porous structure, low density (8.83~10.38mg/cm3), and high porosity (94.99~97.65%) and good heat insulation performance. When the DCMC content was less than 15%, the compressive stress of the DCMC modified collagen aerogel increased with the increase of DCMC content. In addition, in order to further improve the thermal insulation performance and durability of DCMC modified collagen aerogels, the phase change materials were filled by vacuum impregnation and the hydrophobic coating was coated to prepare the DCMC modified collagen aerogel composite phase change materials.The experimental results of heat insulation, leakage and antifouling experiments showed that the aerogel composite phase change material has more excellent heat insulation effect than the aerogel, which expands its practical application range.