Transparent, hydrophobic composite aerogels with high mechanical strength and low high-temperature thermal conductivities |
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Authors: | Wei Te-Yu Lu Shih-Yuan Chang Yu-Cheng |
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Institution: | Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, HsinChu, Taiwan 30013, Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | A facile one-step polymer-incorporation sol-gel process, together with a surface modification and an ambient pressure drying processes, was developed to prepare silica-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) composite aerogels. These composite aerogels are with high hydrophobicity (static contact angle >120 degrees), good mechanical strength (Young's modulus of bending >30 MPa), and low high-temperature thermal conductivity (0.063 W/m-K at 300 degrees C), which are critical characteristics for practical applications of aerogels, particularly in energy saving areas, for long-term usage and large scale production. |
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