Superhydrophobic silica aerogel microspheres from methyltrimethoxysilane: Rapid synthesis via ambient pressure drying and excellent absorption properties

RSC Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4535-4542

  Yun, Shan ^a   Luo, Hongjie ^a,b   Gao, Yanfeng ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURE DRYING; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER METHOD; METHYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SILICA AEROGEL MICROSPHERES; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SILICAS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

AEROGELS; DRYING; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSPHERES; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SILICA GEL;

EID: 84891396474     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ra46911e     Document Type: Article

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