Published 1986 | Version v1
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Study of the silica aerogel densifications by SAXS and BET

  • 1. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
  • 2. Sao Paulo Univ., Sao Carlos, SP (Brazil). Inst. de Fisica e Quimica
  • 3. Monpellier Univ. (France). Lab. de Sciences de Materiaux Vitreux

Description

Silica gels were made by hydrolysis and polycondensation of solutions containing tetramethoxysilane (TMOS), methanol and water in a neutral medium. After hypercritical drying, the aerogels were densified at high temperatures (10800C). The obtained porous materials have apparent densities between 0,71 and 2,20 g/cm3 and specific surfaces, measured by BET, below 295 m2/g. The structural evolution of the porous material was studied by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). There are two competitive mechanisms that contribute to Densification: the elimination and coalescence of mesopores, and the progressive densification of the nearly homogeneous vitreous matrix. (author)

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Abstract (Portuguese)

Geis de silica foram produzidos por hidrolise e policondensacao de solucoes de tetrametoxisilano (TMOS), metanol e agua em meio neutro. Apos secagem hipercritica, os aerogeis foram submetidos a um processo de densificacao a altas temperaturas (10800C). Os materiais porosos obtidos tem densidade variando de 0,71 a 2,20 g/cm3 e superficie especifica medida por BET de ate 295 m2/g. A evolucao estrutural do material poroso foi estudada pela tecnica de espalhamento de raios-x a baixo angulo (SAXIS). Concluiu-se que contribuiram na densificacao dois mecanismos competitivos: a eliminacao e coalescencia de mesoporos e a densificacao progressiva da matriz vitrea quase homogenea. (autor)

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Original title (Portuguese)
Estudo da densificacao de aerogeis de silica por SAXS e BET

Publishing Information

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16 p.
Report number
CBPF-NF--043/86