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    This document summarizes a technical seminar presentation on aerogel materials. It introduces aerogel as a nanostructured solid with air pockets dispersed throughout. Samuel Stephens Kistler is credited as the inventor of aerogels. The document then covers the different types of aerogels including silica and carbon, the sol-gel synthesis process, key properties like low density and high strength, advantages like flexibility and insulation value, disadvantages like cost, and applications such as insulation, electronics, and space travel. The conclusion discusses the growing market for aerogels and their potential as one of the most important materials of the 21st century.

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    This document summarizes a technical seminar presentation on aerogel materials. It introduces aerogel as a nanostructured solid with air pockets dispersed throughout. Samuel Stephens Kistler is credited as the inventor of aerogels. The document then covers the different types of aerogels including silica and carbon, the sol-gel synthesis process, key properties like low density and high strength, advantages like flexibility and insulation value, disadvantages like cost, and applications such as insulation, electronics, and space travel. The conclusion discusses the growing market for aerogels and their potential as one of the most important materials of the 21st century.

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    This document summarizes a technical seminar presentation on aerogel materials. It introduces aerogel as a nanostructured solid with air pockets dispersed throughout. Samuel Stephens Kistler is credited as the inventor of aerogels. The document then covers the different types of aerogels including silica and carbon, the sol-gel synthesis process, key properties like low density and high strength, advantages like flexibility and insulation value, disadvantages like cost, and applications such as insulation, electronics, and space travel. The conclusion discusses the growing market for aerogels and their potential as one of the most important materials of the 21st century.

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    LORDS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

    Himayath Sagar, Hyderabad, Affiliated to JNTUH

    Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Technical Seminar
    on
    “AEROGEL MATERIAL’’

    By
    Mr. Mohammed Muzamil farhan
    IV-I , Mech-B
    16M21A0397

    [2019-2020]
    CONTENTS
     Introduction
     What is aerogel?
     Types of aerogel
     Synthesis of aerogel
     Properties
     Advantages
     Disadvantages
     Application
     Conclusion
     Reference
    INTRODUCATION

    SamuelStephensKistlerwasanAmerican
     Nanostructured open pours solids. scientist
    andchemicalenginer,bestknownastheinv
    entorof
     Made via sol-gel technology. aerogels,oneofthelightestknownsolidma
    terials.
    Born:26March1900,UnitedStatesofAme
    rica Died:1975
     Solid with lowest known density. Education:StanfordUniversity

     Stands up to 2000 times greater load than its own


    weight.
     Created by SAMUEL STEPHENS KISTLER.
    Aerogel is nanotechnology
    • A nanometer is
    1 billionth of a meter.

    • A hair is 80,000
    nm wide.

    • Aerogel is a glass
    foam with bubbles
    10 nm wide.
    Scanning electron microscope picture of aerogel
    (Photo: Mohan Edirisinghe, University College, London and Paolo Colombo. Used by permission)
    WHAT IS AEROGEL?
    An aerogel is solid with air pockets
    dispersed throughout. Aerogels
    are essentially the solid
    framework of a gel.

     A class of porous, solid materials


    that exhibit extreme material
    properties.
    Why is aerogel blue?
    • The sky, glaciers and
    aerogel all have tiny
    particles or bubbles
    that scatter light.

    • Blue scatters the most,


    so they all look blue.
    TYPES OF AEROGEL
     Silica
    Silica aerogel is the most common type of aerogel. The most
    •
    extensively studied and used it.
    •
    It is silica-based and can be derived from silica gel.
    •
    Silica aerogel held entries in GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS for
    •
    material properties, including best insulator & lowest density solid.

     Carbon
    • Carbon aerogels are composed of particles with sizes in the
    nanometre range, covalently bonded together.
    •They have very high porosity(over 50%, with diameter under100
    • nm). Surface areas ranging between 400 to 1000 m²/g.
    SYNTHESIS OF AEROGEL

    “SOL-GEL
    PROCESSING”

     Mixing of chemicals

     Gelation
     Drying

     Final product
    Strength under pressure

    • Mix alcohol and silicon


    together

    • Under high pressure


    and temperature,
    replace liquid with gas

    (CC) Stian Martinsen via Flickr


    PROPERTIES
     lightest

     Flexibility

     Low density

     High strength.

     Variable refractive index

     Low thermal
    conductivity.
    Aerogel is strong
    • Aerogel is super
    strong for its weight.

    • A 2.5 kg brick
    supported on top of
    a piece of aerogel
    weighing only 2
    grams – over 1000
    times lighter!
    NASA photo
    ADVANTAGES
     Flexibility

     Waterproof

     High Resistance

     Aerogel is more expensive, but


    definitely the best overall type of
    insulation.
    DISADVANTAGES

     Health issues.

     High production costs.

     Requires more chemicals and


    usually more time.
    APPLICATION
     Thermal
    insulation
     Electronic
    components.
     Foundry
    technology.
     Architecture.

     Pharmacy.
     Space
     Sports wear
    What is aerogel good for?

    • Tiny bubbles make


    amazing insulators

    • 40 times better
    than fiberglass

    NASA photo
    Aerogel is light

    • NASA uses aerogel


    because it’s really
    lightweight.

    • Cheaper to fly
    into space

    • Used on the NASA photo

    Stardust probe
    CONCLUSION

     Global market - 2011 $951 million, 2015 to


    2020 $1598.6 million.
     Very low thermal conductivity.

     Melting temperature 1200°C.

     Lightest and low density.


    • So it can be said that Aerogels have certainly surprised us in many
    aspects and it has gradually begun to fulfil a number of
    expectations, certainly for a material that is destined to become
    one of the most important materials of the 21st century
    REFERENCE
     Anjali Acharya, Vasudha A Gokhale, Deepa Joshi, “AEROGEL –A
    Promising Building Material for Sustainable Buildings”, Chemical
    and Process Engineering Research ISSN 2224-7467 (Paper) Vol.9,
    2013.
     C. Buratti, E. Moretti, “Experimental performance evaluation of
    aerogel glazing systems” Department of Industrial Engineering,
    University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 67, 06125 Perugia, Italy

     Tao Gao , Bjorn Petter Jelle , Stefan Jacobsen, Arild Gustavsen


    ”Aerogel- incorporated concrete: An experimental study”, –
    SCIENCE DIRECT

     Optimizing insulation thickness and analysing environmental


    impacts of aerogel- based thermal super insulation in buildings –
    SCIENCE DIRECT.
    THANK YOU…!

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