Supercritical drying of aerogels using CO 2: Effect of extraction time on the end material textural properties

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 297-306

  Garcia Gonzalez C A ^a   Camino Rey, M C ^a   Alnaief, M ^b   Zetzl, C ^a   Smirnova, I ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Drying time; Supercritical drying; Textural properties

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT PRECURSORS; DRIED GEL; DRYING TECHNOLOGY; DRYING TIME; EXTRACTION TIME; GEL PRECURSORS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; KINETIC PROFILES; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; OPEN POROSITY; PORE COLLAPSE; POROUS TEXTURE; SILICA AEROGELS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL DRYING; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; WET GELS;

AEROGELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

DRYING;

EID: 84860670827     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2012.02.026     Document Type: Article

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