Silica aerogels have a unique structure that makes them promising materials for variable
applications. However, they are brittle due to weak inter-particle necks, and also expensive …

In recent decades, aerogels have attracted tremendous attention in academia and industry
as a class of lightweight and porous multifunctional nanomaterial. Despite their wide …

Aerogel (AG) refers to porous ultra-light materials garnered from gelly substrates whose
liquid portion of the gel has been replaced by gas forming a solid with very low heat …

Heat conduction in multi-layer and composite materials is one of the fundamental heat
transfer problems in many industrial applications. Due to different materials types, interface …

This paper presents the results of theoretical and experimental studies to determine the
optimal thickness of thermal insulation from basalt fiber and aerogel products for pipelines at …

To fully understand the role of xyloglucan (XyG) on the microstructural and mechanical
properties of pectin cryogels, we formulated two types of low methoxyl pectin cryogels …

Aerogels are remarkable nanoporous materials with unique properties such as low density,
high porosity, high specific surface area, and interconnected pore networks. In addition, their …

Herein, multiscale nanocelluloses (NCs) were prepared and blended with fumed silica and
organosilane to fabricate freeze-dried aerogels in various combinations. The cooperation of …

Silica-aerogel is one of the nanomaterials that contributes to increasing the thermal
properties, due to its high porosity and low density, and also low thermal conductivity. The …

With the rapid development of industry and the acceleration of urbanization, oil pollution has
caused serious damage to water, and its treatment has always been a research hotspot …