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Influence of aging conditions on textural properties of water-glass-based silica aerogels prepared at ambient pressure

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dc.creator Sarawade, Pradip Bhikaji
dc.creator Kim, Jong-Kil
dc.creator Hilonga, Askwar
dc.creator Kim, Hee Taik
dc.date 2019-12-10T12:43:02Z
dc.date 2019-12-10T12:43:02Z
dc.date 2010-06-04
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T09:24:39Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T09:24:39Z
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-010-0173-z
dc.identifier http://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/521
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95640
dc.description Research Article published by Springer US
dc.description The experimental results of aging time and temperature on the textural properties of water-glass (sodium silicate)-based silica aerogels are reported and discussed. Aging of the hydrogel for different times and temperatures led to an ability to increase the stiffness and strength of the networks. These improvements enabled the gel to withstand ambient pressure drying (APD) and, consequently, preserve the highly porous silica network without collapse. The pore size and volume increased with increasing aging temperature and time, while the specific surface area decreased. Monolithic aerogels with extremely low bulk density (~0.069 g/cm3), high specific surface area (820 m2g−1), large cumulative pore volume (3.8 cm3g−1), and high porosity (~96%) were obtained by aging at 60 oC for 18 hours. Therefore, easy synthesis of monolithic silica aerogels at ambient pressure is achievable using a relatively inexpensive silica precursor (sodium silicate).
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer US
dc.subject Silica Aerogels
dc.subject Sodium Silicate
dc.subject Ambient Pressure
dc.title Influence of aging conditions on textural properties of water-glass-based silica aerogels prepared at ambient pressure
dc.type Article


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