Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling of Silica Aerogels [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 Silica aerogels are one of the most widely used aerogels, exhibiting excellent thermal insulation performance and ultralow density. However, owing to their plenitude of Si-O-Si bonds, they possess high infrared emissivity in the range of 8–13 µm and are ...
Bingjie Ma +4 more
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Solvent-regulable interfacial groups enable on-demand superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic silica aerogels [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSilica aerogel, as the earliest synthetic and commercially available one among all known aerogels, holds significant value in fields including thermal and acoustic insulation, optics, catalysis, sorption, etc.
Lixiao Chen, Lishan Li, Xuetong Zhang
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Transparent thermal insulation silica aerogels. [PDF]
Nanoscale Adv, 2020 Silica aerogels have received much attention due to their unique nanoporous networks, which consist of nanoscale connective silica particles and high-volume nanoscale pores.
Wang J, Petit D, Ren S.
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Morphology control of nickel nanoparticles prepared in situ within silica aerogels produced by novel ambient pressure drying [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Silica aerogels are low density solids with high surface area and high porosity which are ideal supports for catalyst materials. The main challenge in aerogel production is the drying process, which must remove liquid from the pores of the wet gel while ...
Jialu Lu +6 more
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Thermodynamics of Azo Dye Adsorption on a Newly Synthesized Titania-Doped Silica Aerogel by Cogelation: A Comparative Investigation with Silica Aerogels and Activated Charcoal. [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2023 The adsorption isotherms of azo dyes on a newly synthesized titania-doped silica (TdS) aerogel compared to silica aerogels and activated charcoal (AC) are systematically investigated.
Sarvalkar PD +9 more
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Cost-Effective Preparation of Hydrophobic and Thermal-Insulating Silica Aerogels. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel)The aim of this study is to reduce the manufacturing cost of a hydrophobic and heat-insulating silica aerogel and promote its industrial application in the field of thermal insulation.
Shan J +5 more
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Materials & Design, 2020 Silica aerogels with different particle size were prepared by monodispersed silica sol for the first time. The properties of the silica aerogels under normal and high temperature were systematically studied.
Huafei Cai +7 more
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Evolutionary Progress of Silica Aerogels and Their Classification Based on Composition: An Overview [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 Aerogels are highly porous materials with fascinating properties prepared using sol-gel chemistry. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, aerogels are recognized as potential candidates for diverse applications, including thermal ...
Puttavva Meti +5 more
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Study on the Influence of the Preparation Method of Konjac Glucomannan-Silica Aerogels on the Microstructure, Thermal Insulation, and Flame-Retardant Properties [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Natural polysaccharides with high viscosity, good thermal stability, and biocompatibility can improve the mechanical properties of inorganic silica aerogels and enhance their application safety.
Ying Kuang +10 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 We prepared monolithic transparent composite aerogels with high mechanical strength composed of cellulose-silica interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) structures.
Zhou Qing +4 more
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