气凝胶微球的制备及应用

气凝胶由于其优异的理化性能和广阔的应用前景,近年来的发展十分迅速。然而传统的气凝胶多为块体材料,一定程度上忽略了特殊应用场景下对尺寸和形状的特定需求。将气凝胶材料制备成微球,一方面能够拓宽气凝胶材料的应用领域,另一方面也丰富了多孔微球材料的内涵。本文从几类主要的气凝胶体系(氧化硅气凝胶、纤维素气凝胶、间苯二酚-甲醛(RF)/碳气凝胶和石墨烯气凝胶)出发,综述了这些气凝胶微球的制备方法及其应用实例,并对气凝胶微球的研究现状及发展趋势做了简要评述。     

块状石英纤维/Al_2O_3气凝胶复合材料的非超临界干燥法制备及表征

采用溶胶-凝胶法和常压干燥法以N,N′-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)作为干燥控制化学添加剂制备了低密度石英纤维增强Al2O3气凝胶复合材料.通过氮气吸附-脱附实验比较研究了石英纤维对氧化铝气凝胶孔结构参数的影响;采用X射线衍射技术表征了在升温过程中石英纤维/Al2O3气凝胶复合材料的相结构变化;利用扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜观察了Al2O3气凝胶基体及其石英纤维复合材料的微观形貌;初步探讨了DMF对Al2O3气凝胶形貌和密度的影响.研究结果表明石英纤维/Al2O3气凝胶复合材料成块性好,纤维与气凝胶基体结合紧密,石英纤维提高了Al2O3相转变温度,适量的DMF有利于形成均匀凝胶网络结构,减小干燥收缩压力.     

Structure and Potential Application of Konjac Glucomannan Nano Microfibril Aerogel

An ultra-light and high porosity nano microfibril aerogel was prepared from konjac glucomannan(KGM) by the electrospinning and freeze-drying. The structure of aerogel was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) while the density and compressive strength of the samples were studied separately. Results reveal that porous network structure of the KGM nano microfibril aerogel is constructed by intermolecular hydrogen bonds in random and interpenetrate way. The nano microfibril structure presents in the KGM aerogel,which is an important reason of its high density and compressive strength. There is a potential application for this unique nano microfibril aerogel in the absorption of biodegradation bacteria to solve problems in marine oil spill pollution.     

Surface area and microporosity of carbon aerogels from gas adsorption and small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements

A carbon aerogel was obtained by carbonization of an organic aerogel prepared by sol-gel polymerization of resorcinol and formaldehyde in water. The carbon aerogel was then CO(2) activated at 800 degrees C to increase its surface area and widen its microporosity. Evolution of these parameters was followed by gas adsorption and small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS, respectively) with contrast variation by using dry and wet (immersion in benzene and m-xylene) samples. For the original carbon aerogel, the surface area, S(SAXS), obtained by SAXS, is larger than that obtained by gas adsorption (S(ads)). The values become nearly the same as the degree of activation of the carbon aerogel increases. This feature is due to the widening of the narrow microporosity in the carbon aerogel as the degree of activation is increased. In addition, WAXS results show that the short-range spatial correlations into the assemblies of hydrocarbon molecules confined inside the micropores are different from those existing in the liquid phase.     

Three‐Dimensional Macroassembly of Sandwich‐Like,Hierarchical, Porous Carbon/Graphene Nanosheets towards Ultralight,Superhigh Surface Area,Multifunctional Aerogels

A new, ultralight, superhigh surface area, multifunctional aerogel, which is macroassembled from sandwich‐like, hierarchical, porous carbon/graphene nanosheets, is described. The multifunctional aerogel was characterized by means of XRD, SEM, TEM, Raman spectroscopy, and UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. The multifunctional aerogel had an ultralow density of 8 mg cm^?3 and a superhigh surface area of 2650 m² g^?1. The multifunctional aerogel was thermal stability and compressible. Meanwhile, the multifunctional aerogel exhibited high capacity for the adsorption of oils and organic solvents, unexpectedly high hydrogen adsorption and good electrochemical performance.     

耐高温核/壳结构TiO2/SiO2复合气凝胶的制备及其光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯为源, 采用苯胺-丙酮原位生成水溶胶-凝胶法, 在乙醇超临界干燥过程中用部分水解的钛醇盐和硅醇盐对TiO₂凝胶进行超临界修饰制备了具有核/壳纳米结构的块体TiO₂/SiO₂复合气凝胶. 制备的复合气凝胶具有优异的机械性能, 其杨氏模量可达4.5 MPa. 复合气凝胶同时具有极好的高温热稳定性. 经过1000 ℃热处理后, 线性收缩由纯TiO₂气凝胶的31%降至复合气凝胶的10%, 且比表面积由纯TiO₂气凝胶的31 m²·g^-1提升至复合气凝胶的143 m²·g^-1. 此外, 该复合气凝胶经1000 ℃热处理后具有优异的光催化降解亚甲基蓝的性能. 其优异的光催化性能得益于TiO₂/SiO₂复合气凝胶1000 ℃处理后高的比表面积和小的颗粒尺寸. 优良的耐热性能、力学性能和光催化性能使获得的具有核/壳纳米结构的TiO₂/SiO₂复合气凝胶在光催化领域具有良好的应用前景.     

Preparation of Silica Aerogel/Resin Composites and Their Application in Dental Restorative Materials

As the most advanced aerogel material, silica aerogel has had transformative industrial impacts. However, the use of silica aerogel is currently limited to the field of thermal insulation materials, so it is urgent to expand its application into other fields. In this work, silica aerogel/resin composites were successfully prepared by combining silica aerogel with a resin matrix for dental restoration. The applications of this material in the field of dental restoration, as well as its performance, are discussed in depth. It was demonstrated that, when the ratio of the resin matrix Bis-GMA to TEGDMA was 1:1, and the content of silica aerogel with 50 μm particle size was 12.5%, the composite achieved excellent mechanical properties. The flexural strength of the silica aerogel/resin composite reached 62.9546 MPa, which was more than five times that of the pure resin. Due to the presence of the silica aerogel, the composite also demonstrated outstanding antibacterial capabilities, meeting the demand for antimicrobial properties in dental materials. This work successfully investigated the prospect of using commercially available silica aerogels in dental restorative materials; we provide an easy method for using silica aerogels as dental restorative materials, as well as a reference for their application in the field of biomedical materials.     

超细镍基催化剂上CH4-CO2重整反应的性能Ⅰ.制备方法对催化剂结构和还原性能的影响

通过BET ,XRD ,XPS ,IR和TPR等表征手段 ,考察了制备方法对CH4 CO2 重整用镍基催化剂物性结构和还原性能的影响 .与浸渍的超细载体二元NiO Al2 O3 及浸渍的普通载体三元NiO La2 O3 Al2 O3 催化剂相比 ,采用溶胶 凝胶法和超临界干燥技术制备的超细二元和三元气凝胶超细催化剂具有高表面积、高孔隙率及孔结构可控等特点 ,且组分之间的相互作用强 ,分布均匀 ,较低温度下即可形成NiAl2 O4 尖晶石结构 ,吸附能力强 ,还具有更丰富的表面缺陷和暴露原子数等纳米材料特性 .同时 ,该方法适宜于制备负载多组分金属催化剂 ,有利于发挥助剂的改善调节作用 ,满足CH4 CO2 重整反应对催化剂的要求 .     

结构强健的Al2O3-SiO2气凝胶的 制备及可重复使用性能

通过纳米晶组装技术, 构筑了Al₂O₃-SiO₂复合气凝胶; 利用不同组分耐温性的差异, 经过热处理过程得到了骨架强健的Al₂O₃-SiO₂气凝胶. 研究了不同配比及热处理温度对材料微观结构和组分的影响, 确定了最佳制备条件, 得到了比表面积为123.9 m ²/g, 密度为 0.25 g/cm ³, 导热系数为0.029 W·m ^-1·K ^-1的气凝胶材料. 在泡水和冰冻等极端环境下, 气凝胶材料未发生结构的破坏, 模拟10次重复隔热应用(800 ℃, 30 min)后导热系数保持不变. 该隔热性气凝胶的开发有望解决未来飞行器隔热材料需重复使用的技术瓶颈, 为开发新型气凝胶隔热材料提供了新思路.     

Effect of sepiolite fiber on the structure and properties of the sepiolite/silica aerogel composite

Sepiolite fiber-reinforced silica aerogel composites for thermal insulators were prepared by dispersing sepiolite fiber in silica sol, aging, solvent exchanging, and drying in supercritical fluid. The surface treated sepiolite fiber and sepiolite/silica aerogel composite were characterized by scanning electron microscope; transmission electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The influence of surface treated sepiolite fiber on the mechanical and thermal properties of the aerogel composite was studied. The results indicate the hydroxyl groups on silica sol particles surface able to condense with the hydroxyls of sepiolite fibers with forming Si–O–Si between sepiolite fibers and aerogel matrix in the sol–gel process, which achieves excellent interfacial interaction in the sepiolite/silica aerogel composite, so the mechanical properties of the aerogel composite have been improved effectively without sacrificing much thermal insulating performance.     

锰铈混和氧化物气凝胶催化剂的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法和超临界干燥技术制备出CeO2和Ce1-xMnxO2(x分别为0.05, 0.10, 0.15,0.20)气凝胶。以硝酸锰浸渍制得的氧化铈气凝胶Mn/CeO2,用TEM、BET、一氧化碳催化氧化活性评价和H2-TPR对所制备的催化剂进行了研究。TEM、BET的结果表明，随着锰含量的增加，氧化铈气凝胶的粒度减小，表面积增大。一氧化碳催化氧化活性评价显示,氧化铈中添加锰制得的催化剂的一氧化碳低温催化氧化的活性比未添加锰的氧化铈提高。且锰加入量为15 mol%时，气凝胶的催化活性最高。锰的引入方式不同，气凝胶的催化活性不同。浸渍方式负载锰所制备的Mn/CeO2气凝胶的一氧化碳催化氧化活性低于Ce1-xMnxO2(x分别为0，0.05, 0.10, 0.15,0.20)气凝胶。TPR实验发现，与氧化锰相同，氧化铈上负载的锰的还原也分三步进行。     

增强体复合SiO2气凝胶的研究进展

SiO_2气凝胶是一种具有纳米结构的多孔材料,在声学、光学、热学、电学等领域有着广阔的应用前景,但是脆弱的力学性能严重限制了其实际应用。目前,在SiO_2气凝胶中引入增强体是改善其力学性能最为有效的方法,常用的增强体根据类别可分为纤维、聚合物、纳米材料等。本文综述了增强体复合SiO_2气凝胶的最新研究进展,对复合气凝胶的制备方法、增强机理进行分析并对未来提高气凝胶力学性能的方法发展重点进行了展望。     

气凝胶微球的制备和应用

与传统的块状气凝胶不同,气凝胶微球是一种具有独特结构的新材料。它既由纳米级材料构建,又有微米级尺寸,同时还具备气凝胶特有的热、声、光、电性质和复杂的三维网络拓扑结构,在生物医药、环境修复、功能性载体、能源存储和转化等领域具有广泛的应用潜力。近年来,国内外关于气凝胶微球的研究进展迅速,但关于气凝胶微球的综述还没有报道。本文结合气凝胶微球领域最新的研究进展,从气凝胶微球的制备方法、种类以及不同种类的气凝胶微球在环境、医药、能源领域的应用等方面进行了综述。     

Ultra porous nanocellulose aerogels as separation medium for mixtures of oil/water liquids

A novel type of sponge-like material for the separation of mixed oil and water liquids has been prepared by the vapour deposition of hydrophobic silanes on ultra-porous nanocellulose aerogels. To achieve this, a highly porous (>99%) nanocellulose aerogel with high structural flexibility and robustness is first formed by freeze-drying an aqueous dispersion of the nanocellulose. The density, pore size distribution and wetting properties of the aerogel can be tuned by selecting the concentration of the nanocellulose dispersion before freeze-drying. The hydrophobic light- weight aerogels are almost instantly filled with the oil phase when selectively absorbing oil from water, with a capacity to absorb up to 45 times their own weight in oil. The oil can also be drained from the aerogel and the aerogel can then be reused for a second absorption cycle.     

A Z‐Scheme Polyimide/AgBr@Ag Aerogel with Excellent Photocatalytic Performance for the Degradation of Oxytetracycline

A novel Z‐scheme polyimide (PI)/AgBr@Ag aerogel photocatalyst has been successfully synthesized by combining an in situ precipitation method and a supercritical drying method. The as‐prepared PI/AgBr@Ag‐50 (50 wt % AgBr@Ag in PI/AgBr@Ag) aerogel photocatalyst exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for oxytetracycline degradation with a rate constant of 0.025 min^?1, which was 6.9 and 2.6 times higher than that of the PI aerogel or the AgBr@Ag nanoparticles, respectively. More significantly, the PI/AgBr@Ag‐50 aerogel photocatalyst showed stable cycling, which could be attributed to the high mechanical strength and 3D network of the PI aerogel. The introduction of AgBr@Ag on PI with a heterojunction structure efficiently promoted the separation of electron–hole pairs by a Z‐scheme mechanism. The reduced metallic Ag nanoparticles were found to function as centers for the transfer of electrons from AgBr to PI. This work has revealed a new application for the aerogel PI/AgBr@Ag photocatalyst in environmental protection.     

3D nanomaterial silica aerogel via diffusion of chiral compound driven broadband reflection in chiral nematic liquid crystals

In the study, a novel method of broadening the bandwidth by fabricating the silica aerogel film composited with the chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*-LC) is proposed. Diffusion of chiral compound filled in the silica aerogel resulted in the non-uniform pitch distribution, which can be anchored by UV-radical polymerisation. The results strongly suggested that the reflection bandwidth could be broadened preferably by adjusting the silica aerogel condensation time, the content of UV polymerisable free radical monomer and the polymerisation temperature. The reflection bandwidth was broadened from 270 nm to 878 nm, and the centre wavelength was blue-shifted by 642 nm. A general correlation among the silica aerogel condensation time, the polymerisation condition, and the reflective region will be outlined.     

Smectic ordering in polymer liquid crystal-silica aerogel nanocomposites

Summary Two series of side chain liquid crystal (SCLC) polyacrylate-silica aerogel nanocomposites have been investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The first series (ex-situ nanocomposite) was obtained by infiltration of a smectic SCLC polyacrylate prepared by polymerisation in solution into monolithic aerogel slabs. The second one (in-situ nanocomposite) was prepared by photopolymerisation of the monomer infiltrated in the aerogel. The results are compared with those obtained for bulk polyacrylates. It is shown that the smectic ordering is not destroyed by confinement in the aerogel. Spacing of the smectic layers and smectic correlation lengths were deduced from the fit of the SAXS profiles to a Lorentzian function with a quadratic correction. The principal results suggest that in-situ polymerisation enhances the degree of order and the stability of the smectic phase in the nanocomposite.     

原位法常压干燥制备疏水SiO2气凝胶及其热稳定性

在正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)酸碱两步催化的溶胶-凝胶过程中, 加入干燥控制化学添加剂(DCCA)N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)和三甲基氯硅烷(TMCS)的混合溶液, 进行原位疏水改性处理, 并结合常压干燥工艺制备了高比表面积的疏水SiO2气凝胶. 利用N2物理吸附, 全自动X射线衍射仪(XRD), 傅立叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR), 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等对样品的形貌结构进行了表征. 实验结果表明, 原位疏水改性比非原位疏水改性制备的SiO2气凝胶具有更大的比表面积, 可达979 m2·g-1, 气凝胶表面存在憎水性基团—CH3, 有良好的疏水性. 500 ℃热处理后, 气凝胶因失去大量的—CH3基团, 由憎水性转为亲水性; 800 ℃高温热处理后, 疏水SiO2气凝胶仍处于非晶态, 具有良好的热稳定性能.     

硅含量对Al2O3-SiO2气凝胶结构和性能的影响

研究了硅含量对Al2O3-SiO2气凝胶结构和性能的影响.结果表明,随着硅含量的增加,Al2O3-SiO2溶胶的凝胶时间逐渐延长,气凝胶密度逐渐增大.其结构逐渐由多晶勃姆石向无定形SiO2过渡.Al2O3-SiO2气凝胶同时含有Al-O、Si-O以及Al-O-Si结构,600 ℃煅烧后的物相为无定形γ-Al2O3和SiO2,1 200 ℃煅烧后为莫来石相.当硅含量为6.1wt%～13.1wt%时,适量的硅抑制了Al2O3-SiO2气凝胶的相变,其1 000℃的比表面积(339～445 m2·g-1)高于纯Al2O3气凝胶(157 m2·g-1).SEM分析表明,硅元素的加入改变了Al2O3气凝胶的结构形貌,随着硅含量的增大,Al2O3-SiO2气凝胶逐渐由针叶状或长条状向球状颗粒转变.     

二氧化硅气凝胶对挥发性有机污染物的吸附性能研究

以TEOS为前驱体,乙醇为溶剂,氢氟酸为催化剂,一步法合成了常规二氧化硅气凝胶。经乙醇超临界干燥后,通过SEM,FTIR和N2吸脱附分析仪等仪器对二氧化硅气凝胶样品进行表征,以更好地了解吸附机理与性质的关系。结果表明,样品的比表面积高达519 m2/g,孔体积为1.9 cm3/g,平均孔径为15.15 nm,是一种优良的吸附材料。制备的样品用作测试甲苯、对二甲苯和苯三种挥发性有机化合物的吸附效果。结果表明,二氧化硅气凝胶对三种污染物都具有很高的吸附量,其高吸附能力归因于气凝胶的三维纳米网络结构。样品对甲苯,对二甲苯和苯的最大吸附能力分别为1422.8 mg/g,707.4 mg/g和1299.4 mg/g。综上所述,二氧化硅气凝胶是一种很有前景的处理挥发性有机化合物的吸附剂,具有优异的吸附性能。