Silica Aerogel Binder Composites

Silica Aerogel Binder Composites 3.3.1 Associated Problems... 

The three possible routes for silica aerogel binder composites fabrication discussed thus far offer a combination of physical adhesion and covalent bonding... 

Although, there are numerous publications on the hybrid composites, very little research on post-synthesis-binder-treated silica aerogels as composites have been conducted. One of the major hindrances in deploying binder treatment is the impact of the second constituent material on the ultralow density and low thermal conductivity of the aerogels. 

Figure 3.3 shows the flowchart of the possible routes of binder composite fabrication. The technique and the problems associated with resin binders have been discussed in Sect. 3.2. Figure 3.4 shows the cmshing of the silica aerogel when used with epoxy-acetone solution. 

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