LORDS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Himayath Sagar, Hyderabad, Affiliated to OU

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Technical Seminar
on
“AEROGEL MATERIAL’’

By
Mr. Mohammed Mubashir Rehan
IV-I , Mech-A
[2019-2020] 16M21A0325
 CONTENTS
 Introduction
 What is aerogel?
 Types of aerogel
 Properties
 Synthesis of aerogel
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Application
 Conclusion
 References
 INTRODUCATION
 Nanostructured open pours solids.
 Made via sol-gel technology.
 Solid with lowest known density.
 Stands up to 2000 times greater load than its own weight.
 Created by SAMUEL STEPHENS KISTLER.
SamuelStephensKistlerwasanAmericanscientist
andchemicalenginer,bestknownastheinventorof
aerogels,oneofthelightestknownsolidmaterials.
Born:26March1900,UnitedStatesofAmerica
Died:1975
Education:StanfordUniversity
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.
 TYPES OF
 AEROGEL
• Silica aerogel is the most common type of aerogel.
•Silica
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.
Cont..
 Metal oxide
• Metal oxide aerogels are used as catalysts in various chemical reactions/
transformation for other materials.
• Aerogel made with aluminium oxide are known as alumina aerogels.
• Alumina aerogels are also being considered by NASA for
hypervelocity particle.


 Polymer
Other
 Organic polymers can be used to create aerogels
 SEAgel is made of agar.
 Cellulose
 Cellulose from plants can be to create a flexible aerogel.
 Chalcogel is an aerogel made of chalcogens.
 SYNTHESIS OF
AEROGEL
“SOL-GEL PROCESSING”

 Mixing of chemicals

 Gelation
 Drying

 Final product
PROPERTIES
 lightest
 Flexibility

 Low density

 High strength.

 Variable refractive index

 Low thermal conductivity.

 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
 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…!