Preparation of silica aerogel using ionic liquids as solvents

Sheng Dai, Y. H. Ju, H. J. Gao, J. S. Lin, S. J. Pennycook, C. E. Barnes

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Abstract

Ionic liquids have been used as effective solvents to synthesize aerogels; a long aging time can be used to produce stable aerogel structures without the need for supercritical drying processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-244
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 7 2000

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