Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedicatioin
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Chemical Synthesis of Aerogels from Monomeric Precursors
- 3 Chemical Synthesis of Aerogels from Polymeric Precursors
- 4 Gelation
- 5 Drying of Wet Gels
- 6 Morphology of Aerogels
- 7 Density: Models and Measures
- 8 Specific Surface Area
- 9 Pores and Pore Sizes
- 10 Diffusion in Aerogels
- 11 Permeability for Gases
- 12 Thermal Properties
- 13 Mechanical Properties of Aerogels
- 14 How to Cook Aerogels: Recipes and Procedures
- Appendix A Thermodynamics and Phase Separation in Immiscibles
- Appendix B Flory–Huggins Theory of Polymer Solutions
- Appendix C A Brief Review on Scattering
- Appendix D Mathematics of Polycondensation
- Appendix E Time-Dependent Heat Transfer through an Isolated Tube
- References
- Index
14 - How to Cook Aerogels: Recipes and Procedures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2021
- Frontmatter
- Dedicatioin
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Chemical Synthesis of Aerogels from Monomeric Precursors
- 3 Chemical Synthesis of Aerogels from Polymeric Precursors
- 4 Gelation
- 5 Drying of Wet Gels
- 6 Morphology of Aerogels
- 7 Density: Models and Measures
- 8 Specific Surface Area
- 9 Pores and Pore Sizes
- 10 Diffusion in Aerogels
- 11 Permeability for Gases
- 12 Thermal Properties
- 13 Mechanical Properties of Aerogels
- 14 How to Cook Aerogels: Recipes and Procedures
- Appendix A Thermodynamics and Phase Separation in Immiscibles
- Appendix B Flory–Huggins Theory of Polymer Solutions
- Appendix C A Brief Review on Scattering
- Appendix D Mathematics of Polycondensation
- Appendix E Time-Dependent Heat Transfer through an Isolated Tube
- References
- Index
Summary
The book would not complete if its readers would not be able to make aerogels by themselves. If one is interested in doing so, however, a chemical lab is needed and anyone doing it should have a bit of experience working in a lab. If supercritical drying is needed, and a lot of aerogels ask for that, a suitable facility should be available. This chapter gives recipes and explains how aerogels are made in the chemical lab and the procedures, that is, how they are made.
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- The Chemistry and Physics of AerogelsSynthesis, Processing, and Properties, pp. 388 - 393Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021