The silica aerogel was synthesized by simple and cost-effective sol-gel process under
ambient pressure drying. The wet gel was modified by using trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) …

Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) consist of several applications which include lightweight
aggregates, energy storage, and drug delivery. Nevertheless, the silica reagents used in …

The high cost of air conditioning during the summer makes it crucial to develop strategies to
reduce energy use in buildings, especially in hot arid climates. Nanomaterial-based external …

In this study, we prepared a silica nanoparticle from South African fly ash (SAFA), using a
facile microwave (MW)-assisted sol–gel template free syntheses method. Prepared silica …

Extraction of ethanol from pores of cylindrical silica alcogel samples using supercritical CO 2
(scCO 2) in a tubular extraction vessel was investigated both by experiments and …

The silica aerogels were prepared via a sol-gel technique and ambient pressure drying by
using industrial solid wastes, dislodged sludges, as raw materials. A strategy was put …

Nanomaterial technology involves the fabrication and manipulation of materials at the
nanoscale, which can result in novel properties and applications. Aerogel is a nanomaterial …

The contribution to the total thermal conductivity of porous materials depends mainly on the
operating conditions and on its type of porosity. Accordingly, the thermal insulating …

Silica-doped alumina aerogels offer the potential alternative to the applications as thermal
insulators, catalysis, or catalytic support at elevated temperatures. However, the production …

Highly porous and hydrophobic cellulose whiskers–silica aerogel composites were
successfully fabricated by a novel co-precursor method based on sol–gel process under …