Understanding and Preventing Structural Changes during Drying of Gels

Modern Drying Technology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 155-229

  Metzger, Thomas ^a   Léonard, Angélique ^b   Jomaa, Wahbi ^c   Tamon, Hajime ^d  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerogels; Convective; Cryogels; Freeze and supercritical drying; Hydromechanical modeling; Pore size distribution; Porosity; Shrinkage and cracking; Structural characterization; Xerogels

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053979163     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527631667.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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