Scalable and robust silica aerogel materials from ambient pressure drying
Materials Advances, 2022 A scalable thermal insulation aerogel composite sheet using recycled cellulose materials.
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Simulation of moisture transfer during wood vacuum drying
Results in Physics, 2019 Vacuum techniques are commonly used in material drying applications as they provide good quality at fast rates. In this study, wood samples were dried under absolute pressure of 0.02 MPa at 80 °C to assess the drying characteristics.
Zhengbin He +4 more
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Synthesis of low-density TEOS based silica aerogel with large surface area and determination of its surface charge [PDF]
شیمی کاربردی روز, 2017 The aim of this study is to synthesis of silica aerogel by TEOS, H2O, isopropyl alcohol and n-heptane as solvent and catalyst solutions of HCl and NH4F by sol-gel method in different parameters including molar ratios of IAP/TEOS, Total H2O/TEOS ,TMCS ...
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Gels, 2022 In this work, silica aerogel composites reinforced with reticulated polyurethane (PU) foams have been manufactured having densities in the range from 117 to 266 kg/m3 and porosities between 85.7 and 92.3%.
Beatriz Merillas +4 more
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Integrating heat recovery from milk powder spray dryer exhausts in the dairy industry [PDF]
, 2011 Heat recovery from milk powder spray dryer exhausts has proven challenging due to both economic and thermodynamic constraints. Integrating the dryer with the rest of the process (e.g.
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Research progress of hydrophobic modification of silica aerogel for oil spill pollution treatment
工程科学学报, 2023 Oil spill pollution seriously endangers human and ecosystem health. Therefore, it is urgent to develop oil-absorbing materials to effectively remove oil spill pollution.
Song HAN +4 more
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MWCNT/Silica aerogel: Preparation, characterization and applications in heterogeneous catalysis and decolorization of aqueous dye solutions [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2018 2.3 x 10-3 wt% multi-walled carbon nanotube incorporated silica aerogel (MWCNT/Silica aerogel) was synthesized by ambient pressure drying. The as-synthesized MWCNT reinforced silica aerogel was characterized by XRD, SEM, N2-adsorption– desorption, etc.
Isak Rajjak Shaikh +2 more
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Low Temperature Drying With Air Dehumidified by Zeolite for Food Products: Energy Efficiency Aspect Analysis [PDF]
, 2011 Developments in low temperature drying of food products are still an interesting issue; especially with respect to the energy efficiency. This research studies the energy efficiency that can be achieved by a dryer using air which is dehumidified by ...
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Aeration system optimization for a deep bed dryer for paddy grain using computational fluid analysis and the AHP-TOPSIS method [PDF]
Frontiers of Agricultural Science and EngineeringIn the context of food security, drying is a crucial postharvest process for paddy grain because it significantly impacts the quality of both paddy and rice. To conserve energy during the drying process, deep bed dryers are used as convective dryers that
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Solar Air Conditioning with Metal Organic Frameworks [PDF]
, 2020 Air conditioning is responsible for 5% of energy consumption in the United States as is increasingly in demand across the world as the global middle class continues to grow in size. During hotter months, electricity used to power cooling systems becomes
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