Novel Al2O3–SiO2composite aerogels with high specific surface area at elevated temperatures with different alumina/silica molar ratios prepared by a non-alkoxide sol

Novel Al2O3–SiO2composite aerogels with high specific surface area at elevated temperatures with different alumina/silica molar ratios prepared by a non-alkoxide sol–gel method

Published:2016 Issue:7 Volume:6 Page:5611-5620
ISSN:2046-2069
Container-title:RSC Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:RSC Adv.

Author:

Wu Xiaodong¹²³⁴⁵,Shao Gaofeng¹²³⁴⁵,Shen Xiaodong¹²³⁴⁵,Cui Sheng¹²³⁴⁵,Wang Ling⁶⁷⁸⁵

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering

2. College of Materials Science and Engineering

3. Nanjing Tech University

4. Nanjing

5. China

6. Avic Composite Corporation Ltd

7. National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite

8. Beijing

Abstract

We have developed a new sol–gel route to synthesise Al₂O₃–SiO₂composite aerogels with different alumina/silica (Al/Si) molar ratios using an inexpensive inorganic salt.

Funder

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/RA/C5RA19764C

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