Quartzene®

Recon Chemicals/Svenska Aerogel

• Svenska Aerogel The Company

• How can Svenska Aerogel add value to your

business?

• Technical presentation of Quartzene

Svenska Aerogel AB

• spin-off from KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

(SWE)

• Cleantech company of the year award

• Listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market

• Current production capacity: 225 metric

tons/year (ca. 2.8 Mio liters)
Quartzene® – Next Generation Aerogel

Quartzene Aerogel main properties: Safe touch

The worlds lightest solids – usually 95-99%

air by volume
Low density – usually 0,05-0,12 kg/dm3
Super insulators – low thermal conductivity
Fire retardant
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1. Safe touch coatings Safe Touch Personnel Protection Insulation System

• Personnel protection from getting burned
• Heat retention Certain equipment and piping may reach temperatures creating burn hazards
pipe, storage tanks, valves…. (71ºC> and above). If these are in the touchable vicinity of walkways, stairways,
passage ways, ladders or maintenance areas, they shall be insulated or guarded
for personnel protection

2. Anti-condensation coatings/plasters
• Prevents mildew growth

the porosity of the Aerogel improves the permeability Mildew growth

of the plasters which allows the coating to breath,
avoiding water vapor being trapped in the coating.
condensation
due to the low conductivity of the Aerogel, heat
exchange between the plaster and the surrounding is
minimized, preventing condensation build up on the
surface of the wall.

Preserve valuable goods and cargo

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3. Thermal Insulation Coatings for buildings/ Energy retention coatings

Annual savings for an 80m2 house

Thickness of Electricity bill

the low heat conductivity Quartzene coating (€/year)
of the Aerogel will help to (mm)
keep the cold or heat
inside the building – to 0 3000
save cost on heating or air 1 2850
conditioning
10 2530
25 2150

Note: the values above are assumptions based on

Walls (interior/exterior) Cool Roof the common information available for a common
European house
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3. Thermal Insulation Coatings / Energy retention coatings

uncoated Coated (3x500µm)

uncoated

coated

Reduced Airconditioning

• ca. 40% energy reduction at peak temperature for

airconditioning
• Conserve valuable cargo
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4. Lightweight thermal and acoustic insulating cement

Conventional solution for thermal and acoustic insulation

for homes and commercial buildings, requires thick walls

Cement with Quartzene will increase the thermal insulation

property of walls and help lower the travel of the sound
through the walls.

Note: See study “Development of High Performance Aerogel

Concrete" by S. Fickler et al : Energy Procedia 78 ( 2015 ) 406
– 411 doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.684
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5. Cementitious passive fire protection for Oil & Gas industry:

Formulations for cementitious passive fire

protection coatings for structural steel
Light weight Thermal insulation Fire retardant

+ +
Quartzene® – Next Generation Aerogel

Produced from the 2nd most common substance on earth

- Silicate
Amorphous and Non-toxic
Green production process – require lower heat and
energy to produce
Very low heat conductivity – excellent insulation
property
Very Porous structure – extremely lightweight
Offered in hydrophobic and hydrophilic form
Fire retardant
 Quartzene® – Next Generation Aerogel

A dendritic microstructure in which spherical

particles are fused together into clusters.
These clusters form a three-dimensional highly
porous structure of almost fractal chains or
“agglomerate” with pores under 100 nm. The average
size and density of the pores can be controlled
during the manufacturing process.
The nano and mesoporous aerogel structure with very
little solid material together with the intrinsic
low heat transfer of silicate is the key to the
thermal insulating properties.
 Quartzene has a pore-size less than 70 nm,
restricting the air molecules to move and collide.
This limits heat transfer to a minimum

Still air has high gas

conductivity and can
transport thermal energy.
Thermal conductivity & heat transfer
Convection: heat is transferred by mass movement of the fluid (gas
or liquid)
• Quartzene prevents net gas movement through the lattice

Conductivity: heat is directly transferred by the material without

mass movement
• Quartzene is mostly composed of insulating gas, silica aerogels
are especially good since silica is a poor heat conductor

Radiation: Energy transmitted by means of electromagnetic waves

• Quartzene absorbs IR radiation and slows down the heat transfer
in the material matrix
Thermal conductivity of different
building materials
Material λ - Material λ - value
value
Mineral wool 0,037 Styrofoam 0,037

Wood 0,14 Plywood 0,14

Concrete 1,7 Aerated 0,12

concrete Quartzene
Gypsum board 0,25 Fiber board 0,14 0,025 -0,030
Chip board 0,18 Stainless steel 17

Steel 50 Bricks 0,60

Mineral plaster 1,0

Effect on Thermal conductivity
Effect on viscosity
Fire Retardant

Quartzene enhances the efficiency of intumescent coatings (Fire Resistance)

Euroclass B achieved (highest

classification for wood)
Fire Test EN-13823 standard
After 15 min
Charring
Continued blistering, but limited
spread across walls
After 22 min
End of test
Limited spread of fire
No gas development detected
t= 22 min (end)

Test showed that adding 2% Z1 increases time to ignition (TTI) by > 200s!
Key specifications of different the
Quartzene products
Quartzene Z1 Z2TP Z1H1 Z2H1TP
Chemistry Silicon Silicon Silicon Silicon dioxide,
dioxide dioxide dioxide, methylated
methylated
Polarity Hydrophili Hydrophilic Hydrophobic Hydrophobic
c
Tapped Density 0.05-0.10 0.08-0.11 0.12-0.16 0.16
(kg/dm3)
Surface area, 400-550 >300 400-550 >200
SBET (m2/g)
Particle size (µm) 1-20 1-70 1-20 1-70
Pore size (nm) 1-50 7 (average) 5 (average) 5 (average)
Thermal conductivity 0,025- 0,026-0,030 0,025-0,030 0,026-0,030
(W/mK) 0,030