An overview on silica aerogels synthesis and different mechanical reinforcing strategies

H Maleki, L Durães, A Portugal - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2014 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels are lightweight and highly porous materials, with a three-dimensional
network of silica particles, which are obtained by extracting the liquid phase of silica gels …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis, photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial properties of selenium or silver doped zinc oxide nanoparticles: A detailed review

IH Ifijen, M Maliki, B Anegbe - OpenNano, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been the subject of extensive research
due to their peculiar physical and chemical properties. Numerous studies have used their …

Advances in precursor system for silica-based aerogel production toward improved mechanical properties, customized morphology, and multifunctionality: A review

S Karamikamkar, HE Naguib, CB Park - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional silica-based aerogels are among the most promising materials considering
their special properties, such as extremely low thermal conductivity (~ 15 mW/mK) and low …

A review of recent progress on the silica aerogel monoliths: Synthesis, reinforcement, and applications

J Lin, G Li, W Liu, R Qiu, H Wei, K Zong… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
The silica aerogel monoliths (SAMs) with three-dimensional (3D) porous structures showing
unique physical and chemical properties promise a new era of technologies. However, the …

Carbon templated strategies of mesoporous silica applied for water desalination: A review

M Elma, ELA Rampun, A Rahma, ZL Assyaifi… - Journal of Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Porous materials have attracted attention in many practical fields, including for water
desalination. Carbon templated is an attractive method in enhancing the properties of …

Surface chemistry of hydrophobic silica aerogels

WJ Malfait, S Zhao, R Verel, S Iswar… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The properties of silica aerogels, and the ability to prepare them by ambient pressure drying,
hinge on their chemical surface modification. Until now, quantitative analysis of the surface …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible and transparent silica aerogels: An overview

VG Parale, KY Lee, HH Park, VG Parale… - Journal of the Korean …, 2017 - jkcs.or.kr
Silica aerogels are attracting attention due to certain outstanding properties such as low bulk
density, low thermal conductivity, high surface area, high porosity, high transparency and …

Microstructural properties and heat transfer characteristics of in-situ modified silica aerogels prepared with different organosilanes

SS Çok, N Gizli - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
Conducting an in-situ modification during the sol-gel reactions, without any post gelation-
modification, offers a cost-effective and time-saving strategy in the production of silica …

Application of hydrophobic silica based aerogels and xerogels for removal of toxic organic compounds from aqueous solutions

MLN Perdigoto, RC Martins, N Rocha, MJ Quina… - Journal of colloid and …, 2012 - Elsevier
This work is devoted to the application of hydrophobic silica based aerogels and xerogels
for the removal of three toxic organic compounds from aqueous solutions. These materials …

Rapid synthesis of dual-mesoporous silica aerogel with excellent adsorption capacity and ultra-low thermal conductivity

Y Zhang, L Xiang, Q Shen, X Li, T Wu, J Zhang… - Journal of Non …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, using methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as co-
precursor, dual-mesoporous silica aerogel was rapidly prepared within 20 h by ambient …