[HTML][HTML] Multiple assembly strategies for silica aerogel-fiber combinations–A review

Z Mazrouei-Sebdani, M Naeimirad, S Peterek… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels have a unique structure that makes them promising materials for variable
applications. However, they are brittle due to weak inter-particle necks, and also expensive …

Aerogel glazing systems for building applications: A review

C Buratti, E Belloni, F Merli, M Zinzi - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of aerogel glazing systems is provided, focusing on the main
properties of interest in building applications. Both granular and monolithic forms are taken …

Silica aerogel: Synthesis, characterization, applications, and recent advancements

AB Rashid, SI Shishir, MA Mahfuz… - Particle & Particle …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Silica aerogels have drawn considerable attention due to their low density (almost 95% of
the total volume is composed of air), hydrophobicity, optical transparency, low conductivity of …

Flexible, mechanically durable aerogel composites for oil capture and recovery

O Karatum, SA Steiner III, JS Griffin… - ACS applied materials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
More than 30 years separate the two largest oil spills in North American history (the Ixtoc I
and Macondo well blowouts), yet the responses to both disasters were nearly identical in …

A comprehensive review of hydrophobic silica and composite aerogels: synthesis, properties and recent progress towards environmental remediation and biomedical …

F Akhter, AR Jamali, MN Abbasi, MA Mallah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The hydrophobicity of silica and composite aerogels has enabled them to acquire
applications in a variety of fields. With remarkable structural, morphological, and …

Rapid synthesis and characterization of ambient pressure dried monolithic silica aerogels in ethanol/water co-solvent system

Y Luo, Z Li, W Zhang, H Yan, Y Wang, M Li… - Journal of Non-Crystalline …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, using methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) as precursor, silica aerogels (SA) with
excellent performance were synthesized within 10 h via APD without further surface …

Monolithic and shrinkage-free hydrophobic silica aerogels via new rapid supercritical extraction process

DB Mahadik, YK Lee, NK Chavan, SA Mahadik… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerogels have unusual mechanical and thermal properties and are useful in thermal
insulation applications. However, aerogel production can be a tedious process if aerogels …

Hydrophobic silica aerogels: review of synthesis, properties and applications

AM Anderson, MK Carroll - Aerogels handbook, 2011 - Springer
There are many applications for which a material must be water-resistant. Silica aerogels
can have unusual properties, including high surface area, low density, low thermal …

Bioinspired synthesis of monolithic and layered aerogels

X Han, KT Hassan, A Harvey, D Kulijer… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogels are the least dense and most porous materials known to man, with potential
applications from lightweight superinsulators to smart energy materials. To date their use …

Ambient pressure drying of silica aerogels after hydrophobization with mono-, di-and tri-functional silanes and mixtures thereof

A Stojanovic, SP Comesaña, D Rentsch… - Microporous and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aerogels are mesoporous materials with a rapidly growing thermal insulation market
interest, partly because ambient pressure drying (APD) reduces cost. Silica gels must be …