Silica aerogels are popular in terms of production volume and real-world applications.
Although the current market growth rate is driven exclusively by thermal insulation, aerogels …

Silica aerogels have piqued the interest of researchers because of their distinct nanoporous
networks, composed of interconnected silica nanoparticles and high-volume nanosized …

The present review focuses on synergistic effectsof silica aerogels/xerogels on properties of
polymer composites. In first part of the review, synthesis of silica aerogels/xerogels from …

Aerogels offer outstanding characteristics such as lightweight, high porosity, large specific
surface area, and low density. For silica aerogels, because of the particular network …

Silica aerogels have drawn considerable attention due to their low density (almost 95% of
the total volume is composed of air), hydrophobicity, optical transparency, low conductivity of …

Silica aerogels are mesoporous high surface area materials with extensive synthetic and
processing conditions. To effectively synthesize aerogels, the impact of synthetic pathways …

In this paper sound absorption characteristics of silica aerogel/polyester (PET) blankets are
investigated. PET fibers were made on an industrial scale compact melt spinning line and …

Noise reduction remains an important priority in the modern society, in particular, for urban
areas and highly populated cities. Insulation of buildings and transport systems such as …

The growing need for efficient energy use prompts for effective thermally insulating
materials. Nano‐composites represent an important class of materials able to fulfill these …

In this paper, transparent flexible hydrophobic silica aerogels were prepared by replacing
the traditional alcohol solvent with water, using methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) and …