• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2013

Application properties of ultra light weight silica aerogel toward polyurethane membranes were investigated. From the results of pre-milling process of the silica aerogel, the solvent for dispersion of the aerogel was determined for methyl ethyl ketone and its content in the solvent was determined by 30%. Using this aerogel dispersion, the polyurethane membranes were prepared according to the mixing amount of silica aerogel and various properties of the membranes were investigated. As results, the optimum mixing amount of silica aerogel inside polyurethane membranes was decided at 11%, because the improvement of light weight property, air permeability, and moisture vapor permeability were improved upto 11% of silica aerogel content, maintaining the water penetration resistance almost unchanged.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2019

Copper (Cu)-incorporated silica aerogel was synthesized by a sol-gel process with two-step drying process for color modification. The microstructure of the silica aerogel was not affected significantly by the Cu concentration and an amorphous structure was maintained without any crystalline impurity phases. The textural properties of the silica aerogels investigated by using N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms exhibited the typical features of mesoporous materials. The pore size and porosity were not changed significantly even with the incorporation of Cu up to 1.5 M, which indicates negligible variation of thermal insulating properties. However, the color of the aerogel changed from white and light greenish to dark greenish with increasing Cu content. The color change of the silica aerogel was due to the modification of the electron energy band structure of silica by the Cu atomic levels. Therefore, the color of the silica aerogel powders could be manipulated by incorporating Cu without degrading the thermal insulating properties.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.6816-6822
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 기존의 글라스울의 흡습에 의한 변형을 해결하고 단열성능향상을 위해 실리카 에어로젤을 이용한 단열재를 개발하였다. 글라스울 단열재에 액상의 혼합 바인더를 이용하여 실리카에어로젤이 함침된 글라스울 복합체를 제조하였다. 액상의 혼합 바인더는 수용성바인더(CMC, carboxymethyl cellulose)와 물에 분산시킨 실리카 에어로젤을 이용하여 준비하였다. 초기 $0.048g/cm^3$의 밀도를 갖는 글라스울 보드를 준비하고 실리카 에어로젤을 함침시켜 $0.065g/cm^3$의 밀도를 갖는 단열보드를 제작할 수 있었다. 이렇게 제조된 실리카 에어로젤 함침 글라스울 보드 복합체는 단일 글라스울 보드의 단열성능보다 7.4% 향상된 0.0315 W/mK의 열전도율(thermal conductivity)을 나타내었다. 제조된 실리카 에어로젤-글라스울 복합체는 불꽃 관통시험에서 362초간 내화 저항성을 나타내어 단일 글라스울 보드에 비하여 2.7배나 높은 내화성능을 보였다. 또한 일반 글라스울 보드는 흡습에 의하여 수직방향으로 처짐현상을 나타내는 단점이 있었으나, 실리카 에어로젤이 함침된 보드에서는 실리카 에어로젤의 발수특성으로 인하여 높은 내수성능을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.155-159
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• 2020

Nanoporous silica aerogel insulation material is both lightweight and efficient; it has important value in the fields of aerospace, petrochemicals, electric metallurgy, shipbuilding, precision instruments, and so on. A theoretical calculation model and experimental measurement of equivalent thermal conductivity for nanoporous silica aerogel insulation material are introduced in this paper. The heat transfer characteristics and thermal insulation principle of aerogel nano are analyzed. The methods of SiO₂ aerogel production are compared. The pressure range of SiO₂ aerogel is 1Pa-atmospheric pressure; the temperature range is room temperature-900K. The pore diameter range of particle SiO₂ aerogel is about 5 to 100 nm, and the average pore diameter range of about 20 ~ 40 nm. These results show that experimental measurements are in good agreement with theoretical calculation values. For nanoporous silica aerogel insulation material, the heat transfer calculation method suitable for nanotechnology can precisely calculate the equivalent thermal conductivity of aerogel nano insulation materials. The network structure is the reason why the thermal conductivity of the aerogel is very low. Heat transfer of materials is mainly realized by convection, radiation, and heat transfer. Therefore, the thermal conductivity of the heat transfer path in aerogel can be reduced by nanotechnology.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc1호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2012

Spherical silica aerogel powders were fabricated via an emulsion polymerization method from a water glass. A water-in-oil emulsion, in which droplets of a silicic acid solution are emulsified with span 80 (surfactant) in n-hexane, was produced by a high power homogenizer. After gelation, the surface of the spherical silica hydrogels was modified using a TMCS (trimethylchlorosilane)/n-hexane solution followed by solvent exchange from water to n-hexane. Hydrophobic silica wet gel droplets were dried at 80 ℃ under ambient pressure. A perfect spherical silica aerogel powder between1 to 12 ㎛ in diameter was obtained and its size can be controlled by mixing speed. The tapping density, pore volume, and BET surface area of the silica aerogel powder were approximately 0.08 g·cm-3, 3.5 ㎤·g-1 and 742 ㎡·g-1, respectively.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2019

Thermally expandable microsphere and aerogel composite was prepared by chemical compositization. Microsphere can produce synergies with aerogel, especially an enhancement of mechanical property. Through condensation between sulfonated microsphere and hydrolyzed silica sol, chemically-connected composite aerogel could be prepared. The presence of hydroxyl group on the sulfonated microsphere was observed, which was the prime functional group of reaction with hydrolyzed silica sol. Silica aerogel-coated microsphere was confirmed through microstructure analysis. The presence of silicon-carbon absorption band and peaks from composite aerogel was observed, which proved the chemical bonding between them. A relatively low thermal conductivity value of $0.063W/m{\cdot}K$ was obtained.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.282-289
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• 2010

In preparation of silica aerogel-based hybrid coating materials, the combination of hydrophobic aerogel with organic polar binder material is shown to be very limited due to dissimilar surface property between two materials. Accordingly, the surface modification of the aerogel would be required to obtain compatibilized hybrid coating sols with homogeneous dispersion. In this study, the surface of silica aerogel particles was modified by using both surfactant adsorption and heat treatment methods. Four types of surfactants with different molecular weights and HLB values were used to examine the effect of chain length and hydrophilicity. The surface property of the modified aerogel was evaluated in terms of visible observation for aerogel dispersion in water, water contact angle measurement, and FT-IR analysis. In surface modification using surfactants, the effects of surfactant type and content, and mixing time as process parameter on the degree of hydrophilicity for the modified aerogel. In addition, the temperature condition in modification process via heat treatment was revealed to be significant factor to prepare aerogel with highly hydrophilic property.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2017

In the present study, silica-aerogel-polyurethane foams were synthesized to improve the mechanical characteristics and insulation performance of the polyurethane foam applied to a liquefied natural gas carrier at a cryogenic temperature of $-163^{\circ}C$. A silica-aerogel-polyurethane foam bulk was prepared using a homogenizer by varying the weight ratio of the silica aerogel (0, 1, 3, and 5 wt%), while maintaining the contents of the polyol, isocyanate, and blowing agent constant. Compression tests were performed at room and cryogenic temperatures to compare the mechanical properties of the silica-aerogel polyurethane foams. The internal temperature of the universal testing machine was maintained through the cryogenic chamber. The thermal conductivity of the silica-aerogel-polyurethane foam was measured using a heat flow meter to confirm the insulation performance. In addition, the effect of the silica aerogels on the cells of the polyurethane foam was investigated using FE-SEM and FTIR. From the experimental results, the 1 wt% silica aerogel polyurethane foam showed outstanding mechanical and thermal performances.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.335-339
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• 2014

본 연구는 실리카 에어로겔-펄프 복합체의 특성을 조사하였다. Paste 형태의 실리카 에어로겔과 펄프를 혼합하여 복합체를 제조하였으며, SEM 분석을 실시하였다. 또한 임피던스 튜브를 사용하여 흡음률을 측정하였다. 흡음계수의 피크치는 900 Hz 범위에서 얻어졌다. 실리카 에어로겔-펄프 혼합체는 우수한 흡음성능과 복합체의 표면이 소수성을 띠기 때문에 기인하는 내구성 때문에 새로운 흡음제의 가능성이 있다고 사료된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2022

나노다공성 실리카 에어로젤은 1931년 처음 합성된 이후 초경량 초단열재로서의 가능성이 꾸준히 주목받고 있다. 실리카 에어로젤은 현재까지 알려진 최고의 단열재이지만 소재 자체의 초다공성 특성으로 인해 본질적으로 피할 수 없는 부서지거나 깨지기 쉬운 성질 때문에 지금까지 실제 적용 가능성에는 한계가 있는 것도 사실이다. 단일체 형태의 실리카 에어로젤이 초경량 초단열 특성이 가장 우수하지만 그대로 사용할 수 없고 분말, 입자, 블랭킷 형태로 사용되고 있으며 그조차도 아직은 기대에 미치지 못하고 있다. 가장 널리 적용되는 형태의 실리카 에어로젤은 섬유에 담지시킨 에어로젤 블랭킷이지만 취급 시 먼지가 발생할 가능성이 있다. 실리카 에어로젤 입자가 인체에 독성이 없는 것으로 알려져 있지만 먼지 생성은 실리카 에어로젤 블랭킷의 광범위한 활용에는 가장 큰 장애요인으로 남아 있다. 본 논문에서는 실리카 에어로젤이 어떤 고유한 성질을 가지고 있는지, 그리고 그 고유한 성질을 이용하여 어떤 분야에 사용될 수 있거나 사용될 가능성이 있는지에 대해 살펴볼 것이다. 또한 지금까지의 중요한 합성 기술의 발전과 상용화가 진행되었던 과정을 살펴보고 향후 본격적인 상용화를 위해서는 어떤 문제점이 있고 그 극복 방안은 어떠한지 검토해 보고자 한다.