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Interpretation of Aerogel Shrinkage During Drying.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Bharath Rangarajan  and
Carl T. Lira
Bharath Rangarajan
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Carl T. Lira
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Abstract

A variety of silica aerogels have been prepared by the hydrolysis of TEOS, and dried using supercritical CO2. The shrinkage which occurs during the drying process is dependent on the gel formulation and the extent of aging of the gels in their pore liquor. Such aging normally results in an increased density, modulus and pore size of wet gels. Upon drying the corresponding aerogels show the opposite behavior for modulus and density, which decrease with the extent of aging. Both drying and aging shrinkage were not observed for base-catalyzed gels, and were very small for HF-catalyzed gels. The use of formamide resulted in reduced drying shrinkage and a slightly larger amount of syneresis. Drying shrinkage is associated with the presence of micropores. Shrinkage during drying has been observed using a high pressure view cell and it was found that most of the shrinkage occurred during depressurization. An explanation consistent with the above is proposed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 271: Symposium N – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry V , 1992 , 559
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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