Transparent, Hydrophobic Composite Aerogels with High Mechanical Strength and Low High-Temperature Thermal Conductivities
Author(s): Shih-Yuan Lu, Te-Yu Wei, Yu-Cheng Chang
A one step polymer-incorporation sol-gel process coupled with a surface modification and ambient pressure drying process was developed to synthesize silica-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) composites aerogels. The properties that were investigated were: ...
Keywords: Ambient Pressure Drying Process, Energy Saving Materials, Hydrophobicity, Mechanical Strength, Mechanical Strength (Young's Modulus), Polymer composites, Polymer-Incorporation Sol-Gel Process, Silica-Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) Composite Aerogels, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Method, Young's Modulus
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