Thermal insulation performance of aerogel nano-porous materials: characterization and test methods

F Lou, S Dong, K Zhu, X Chen, Y Ma - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the extremely high porosity and extremely low density of nano-porous thermal
insulation materials, the characteristic size of the pores inside the materials and the …

3D printing of customized lignocellulose nanofibril aerogels for efficient thermal insulation

C Liu, MC Li, X Liu, G Zhou, C Liu, C Mei - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal insulation aerogel holds great promise in the transportation, storage, and use of
temperature-sensitive electronic components under different environmental conditions. Due …

Creation of hollow silica-fiberglass soft ceramics for thermal insulation

S Liu, C Dun, J Wei, L An, S Ren, JJ Urban… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hollow-structured materials show promise in thermal insulation because the shells
encapsulating gaseous voids can interrupt heat transport pathways. Here, we present two …

3D-printed electrically conductive silicon carbide

Z Guo, L An, S Khuje, A Chivate, J Li, Y Wu, Y Hu… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of electrically conductive ceramics could achieve robust mechanical
strength as well as practically high conductivity, offering applications in structural electrodes …

Controlled preparation of polyimide/polysulfone amide (PI/PSA) porous micro-nano fiber membranes by microemulsion electrospinning for excellent thermal insulation

Y Zhuge, F Liu - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to obtain fiber membrane materials with excellent thermal insulation properties, we
successfully prepared lightweight PI/PSA porous micro-nano fiber membranes by …

Silica/Cesium Tungsten Bronze Composite Nanospheres with Synergistically Enhanced Thermal Insulation Properties for Transparent Coatings

X Cheng, C Huang, Y Wu, J Wang, Y Situ… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of functional thermal insulation materials is of great significance for energy
saving and emission reduction in the building field and is meanwhile a powerful strategy for …

Preparation of aerogel-like silica foam with the hollow-sphere-based 3D network skeleton by the cast-in situ method and ambient pressure drying

C Huang, X Cheng, B Chen, J Wang, Y Dai, Y Situ… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Silica aerogels have incomparable advantages among thermal insulation materials because
of their ultralow density and thermal conductivity, but cumbersome production processes …

Electrospun silica-based fiber for developing multifunctional protective clothing

J Li, G Xu, J Yin, X Liu, J Li, M Zhang, H Lu… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protective clothing should provide comfort for wearers over a wide range of temperatures
and adequate protection for body in some harsh environments. In the present work, we …

Flame-retardant cellulose-aerogel composite from agriculture waste for building insulation

A Sarkar, A Islam, L Zhu, S Ren - Applied Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Bio-based thermal insulation materials are in high demand due to their availability,
reproducibility, and carbon-sequestration nature. However, high flammability, moisture …

Thermal conductivity modulation mechanism for nanoporous amorphous silica: Insights from propagons, diffusons and locons

G Wei, C Huang, L Wang, L Cui, X Du - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermal conductivity modulations of amorphous silica through nanopore engineering are
essential for performance improvement of many devices in practical applications. The …