A review of state-of-the-art aerogel applications in buildings

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Riffat, Saffa B ^a   Qiu, Guoquan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Aerogel blanket; Fire retardation; Porosity; Sound insulation; Superinsulating glazing

Indexed keywords

AEROGEL BLANKETS; FIRE RETARDATION; HUMAN HAIR; IN-BUILDINGS; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID MATERIAL; SUPERINSULATING GLAZING; UNIQUE FEATURES;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; POROSITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOUND INSULATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AEROGELS;

EID: 84874037855     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/cts001     Document Type: Article

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