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 AEROGEL

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REMARKABLE AEROGEL PROPERTIES:

  Amazing insulator: Aerogel is best insulator ever

prou!e" It #as remar$able t#ermal insulative

properties% #aving an e&tremel' lo( t#ermal

!onu!tivit': )rom *"*+ ,-m.K o(n to *"**/,-m.K"

 Lo(est soli ensit': T#e lig#test man0mae

material is aerogel (it# ensit' onl' t#ree times

ensit' o) air" 1o(ever inustrial aero gels !an be

mae enser% up to *"2g-!! or more"

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1ig#est porosit': Per#aps t#e onl' materialt#at !an #ave over 345 porosit'% an a ver'

(ie pore size istribution% ranging )rom

 Angstroms 67*07* meter8 to mi!rons 67*02

meter8"

 9er' #ig# sur)a!e area: or some Aerogels%

one oun!e !an #ave a sur)a!e area e;ual to

a )ootball )iel 6over +*** s;uare meters per

one gram8"

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S=PER>RITI>AL ?R@I

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 APPLI>ATIO

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T1ERMAL I

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  SPA>E APPLI>ATIO

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 AEROGEL >A< ALSO BE =SE? OR

Ma$ing bombproo) #ouses an

militar' armour 

 Absorbing (ater pollutants Absorbing oil spills

>arr'ing rugs an mei!ines">onstru!ting super!apa!itors

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Ot#er appli!ations

asorbents%

!atal'sts%

semi!onu!tors%

piezoele!tri!%

iele!tri!%

)erroele!tri!%

i))usion !ontrollers%

ele!tri! !onu!tors%

ele!tri! insulators%

an opti!al )eatures"

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