کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1506840 | 993811 | 2008 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: A continuous production process for silica aerogel powders based on sodium silicate by fluidized bed drying of wet-gel slurry A continuous production process for silica aerogel powders based on sodium silicate by fluidized bed drying of wet-gel slurry](/preview/png/1506840.png)
The present study described a continuous process for the production of hydrophobic silica aerogel powders based on an inexpensive precursor such as sodium silicate. Fluidization technique was employed for the drying of wet-gel slurry at an ambient pressure. The fluidization column was fed with the silylated wet-gel slurry in a continuous mode and the fluidization was carried out at 220 °C. The aerogel powder collected in Trap-I was fluidized twice at room temperature in order to separate the lighter aerogel particles from the first trap. The tapping density of the aerogel powder decreased from 0.09 to 0.05 g/cm3 for Trap-II, however, the microstructure did not differ significantly. Using this process, hydrophobic silica aerogel powders exhibiting tapping density as low as 0.05 g/cm3, high specific surface area of 783 m2/g and cumulative pore volume of 1.79 cm3/g have been obtained. The aerogels were characterized by Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), BET specific surface area, N2 physisorption isotherms, pore size distribution and particle size analyses. The results have been compared with aerogel powders obtained by ambient pressure drying of the wet-gel slurry in a furnace.
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Journal: Solid State Sciences - Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2008, Pages 1113–1116