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Khan NR, Sharmin T, Bin Rashid A. Exploring the Versatility of Aerogels: Broad Applications in Biomedical Engineering, Astronautics, Energy Storage, Biosensing, and Current Progress. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23102. [PMID: 38163169 PMCID: PMC10754877 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Aerogels are unique and extremely porous substances with fascinating characteristics such as ultra-low density, extraordinary surface area, and excellent thermal insulation capabilities. Due to their exceptional features, aerogels have attracted significant interest from various fields, including energy, environment, aerospace, and biomedical engineering. This review paper presents an overview of the trailblazing research on aerogels, aiming at their preparation, characterization, and applications. Various methods of aerogel synthesis, such as sol-gel, supercritical drying, are discussed. Additionally, recent progress in the characterization of aerogel structures, including their morphology, porosity, and thermal properties, are extensively reviewed. Finally, aerogel's utilizations in numerous disciplines, for instance, energy storage, thermal insulation, catalysis, environmental remedy, and biomedical applications, are summarized. This review paper provides a comprehensive understanding of aerogels and their prospective uses in diverse fields, highlighting their unique properties for future research and development.
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- Nazia Rodoshi Khan
- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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The effects of silica aerogel on the rheological behaviour and polymer matrix structure of Rigid Polyurethane foams. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Thong YX, Li X, Yin XJ. Determining the best flame retardant for rigid polyurethane foam—Tris(2‐chloroisopropyl) phosphate, expandable graphite, or silica aerogel. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ya Xuan Thong
- Advanced Materials Technology Centre Singapore Polytechnic Singapore Singapore
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- Advanced Materials Technology Centre Singapore Polytechnic Singapore Singapore
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- Advanced Materials Technology Centre Singapore Polytechnic Singapore Singapore
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Labani Motlagh K, Seyfi J, Khonakdar HA, Mortazavi S. Vinyl ester/silica aerogel nanocomposite coatings with enhanced hydrophobicity and corrosion protection properties. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University Shahrood Iran
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- Department of Processing Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute Tehran Iran
- Department of Reactive processing Leibniz‐Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V Dresden Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University Shahrood Iran
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Effect of silica aerogel – Aluminium trihydroxide hybrid filler on the physio-mechanical and thermal decomposition behaviour of unsaturated polyester resin composite. Polym Degrad Stab 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2020.109377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mohammadpour R, Sadeghi GMM. Evaluation of microstructure, thermal, and mechanical properties of the green
lignin‐based
polyurethane/hydrophobic silica
nanocomposite
foam. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Raziye Mohammadpour
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran Iran
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- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran Iran
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Guzel Kaya G, Deveci H. Synergistic effects of silica aerogels/xerogels on properties of polymer composites: A review. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cimavilla-Román P, Pérez-Tamarit S, Santiago-Calvo M, Rodríguez-Pérez MÁ. Influence of silica aerogel particles on the foaming process and cellular structure of rigid polyurethane foams. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Advances in precursor system for silica-based aerogel production toward improved mechanical properties, customized morphology, and multifunctionality: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 276:102101. [PMID: 31978639 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Conventional silica-based aerogels are among the most promising materials considering their special properties, such as extremely low thermal conductivity (~15 mW/mK) and low-density (∼0.003-0.5 g.cm-3) as well as high surface area (500-1200 m2. g-1). However, they have relatively low mechanical properties and entail extensive and energy-consuming processing steps. Silica-based aerogels are mostly fragile and possess minimal mechanical properties as well as a long processing procedure which hinders their application range. The key point in improving the mechanical properties of such a material is to increase the connectivity in the aerogel backbone. Several methods of mechanical improvement of silica-based aerogels have been explored by researchers such as (i) use of flexible silica precursors in silica gel backbone, (ii) surface-crosslinking of silica particles with a polymer, (iii) prolonged aging step in different solutions, (iv) distribution of flexible nanofillers into the silica solution prior to gelation, and, most recently, (v) polymerizing the silica precursor prior to gelation. The polymerized silica precursor, as in the most recent approach, can be gelled either by binodal decomposition (nucleation and growth), resulting in a particulate structure, or by spinodal decomposition, resulting in a non-particulate structure. By optimizing the material composition and processing conditions of materials, the aerogel can be tailored with different functional capabilities. This review paper presents a literature survey of precursor modification toward increased connectivity in the backbone, and the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid systems containing siloxane in the backbone of the silica-based aerogels and its composite version with carbon nanofillers. This review also explains the novel properties and applications of these material systems in a wide area. The relationship among the materials-processing-structure-properties in these kinds of aerogels is the most important factor in the development of aerogel products with given morphologies (particulate, fiber-like, or non-particulate) and their resultant properties. This approach to advancing precursor systems leads to the next-generation, multifunctional silica-based aerogel materials.
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Alasti Bonab S, Moghaddas J, Rezaei M. In-situ synthesis of silica aerogel/polyurethane inorganic-organic hybrid nanocomposite foams: Characterization, cell microstructure and mechanical properties. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Li X, Wang Z, Wang J, Jing X, Huang J, Li L, Mei Y, Li W, Fang Y. Acid-Leaching and Silanization of Catalytic Gasification Ash Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane/Ash Composites. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiangyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Special Functional Waterproof Materials, Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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Ganesan K, Budtova T, Ratke L, Gurikov P, Baudron V, Preibisch I, Niemeyer P, Smirnova I, Milow B. Review on the Production of Polysaccharide Aerogel Particles. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E2144. [PMID: 30384442 PMCID: PMC6265924 DOI: 10.3390/ma11112144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
A detailed study of the production of polysaccharide aerogel (bio-aerogel) particles from lab to pilot scale is surveyed in this article. An introduction to various droplets techniques available in the market is given and compared with the lab scale production of droplets using pipettes and syringes. An overview of the mechanisms of gelation of polysaccharide solutions together with non-solvent induced phase separation option is then discussed in the view of making wet particles. The main steps of particle recovery and solvent exchange are briefly described in order to pass through the final drying process. Various drying processes are overviewed and the importance of supercritical drying is highlighted. In addition, we present the characterization techniques to analyse the morphology and properties of the aerogels. The case studies of bio-aerogel (agar, alginate, cellulose, chitin, κ-carrageenan, pectin and starch) particles are reviewed. Potential applications of polysaccharide aerogel particles are briefly given. Finally, the conclusions summarize the prospects of the potential scale-up methods for producing bio-aerogel particles.
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- Kathirvel Ganesan
- German Aerospace Center, Institute of Materials Research, Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany.
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- MINES Paris Tech, PSL Research University, Center for Materials Forming (CEMEF), UMR CNRS 7635, CS 10207, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France.
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- German Aerospace Center, Institute of Materials Research, Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 38, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 38, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 38, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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- German Aerospace Center, Institute of Materials Research, Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 38, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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- German Aerospace Center, Institute of Materials Research, Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany.
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