Aerogel hybrid containing resin mixture, process for its production and use
AssigneeNDSU Research Foundation
InventorsTodd Sirotiak, Dean C. Webster, Samantha Silbert Uzelac
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Abstract
An aerogel hybrid and a method for preparing the aerogel hybrid. The aerogel hybrid includes a resin composition and a plurality of aerogel particles. The resin composition may fill the interstitial space between the plurality of aerogel particles. The aerogel hybrid may be produced by preparing the aerogel and preparing the resin composition, blending the aerogel and the resin composition together to form an aerogel hybrid and curing the aerogel hybrid for providing an aerogel hybrid containing resin mixture with the ability to fit large amounts of aerogel into the resin to enhance the aerogel's physical properties.
Claims13
An aerogel hybrid formulation, comprising:
- a plurality of granular aerogel particles the size of 2-40 μm having interstitial spaces;
- and
- a resin mixture having at least two or more components including a reactive diluent;
- wherein the resin mixture wets the plurality of granular aerogel particles packed together to minimize interstitial spaces between the plurality of granular aerogel particles when within the resin mixture;
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- wherein the resin mixture fills the minimized interstitial spaces between the plurality of granular aerogel particles, enhancing the physical properties of the plurality of granular aerogel particles, forming the aerogel hybrid formulation.
An aerogel hybrid formulation, comprising:
- a plurality of granular aerogel particles having interstitial spaces;
- and
- a resin mixture having at least two or more components including a reactive diluent;
- wherein the resin mixture wets the plurality of granular aerogel particles packed together to minimize interstitial spaces between the plurality of granular aerogel particles when within the resin mixture;
- and
- wherein the resin mixture fills the minimized interstitial spaces between the plurality of granular aerogel particles, and the resin mixture through a chemical reaction binds with the plurality of granular aerogel particles enhancing the physical properties of the plurality of granular aerogel particles, forming the aerogel hybrid formulation.
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