Rapid synthesis of silica aerogels via a new ambient pressure drying process

Dalian Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Dalian University of Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-245

  Shi, Fei ^a,b   Wang, Li Jiu ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambient pressure drying; One step solvent exchange surface modification; Silica aerogel; Water glass

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMBIENT PRESSURE DRYING; WATER GLASS;

AEROGELS;

EID: 33745154167     PISSN: 10008608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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