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Preparation and structural characterization of SiO2-ZrO 2 aerogels

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Low density SiO2-xZrO2 aerogels with x=35wt%, 65wt%, 75wt%, 90wt%, 95wt% were prepared by CO2 supercritical drying technique with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and zirconyl nitrate dihydrate (ZrO(NO3)2 2H2O) by hydrolytic polycondensation under different chemical conditions. The prepared aerogels are performed by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and BET surface areas to characterize and analyze the morphology and pore structure of SiO2-ZrO2 aerogels, The results showed that the SiO2-ZrO2 areogels are the typical of nano mesopores and the average pore size is about 50 nm. The specific surface areas varied from 345.5 to 615.5 m2/g with (S BET)MAX= 615.5 m2/g with 20wt% Zirconia; Moreover a mass of Si-O-Zr bands formed in the aerogels and the formation mechanism of Si-O-Zr bands are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2282-2285
Number of pages4
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume336-338 III
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Nano-porous
  • SiO-ZrO aerogels
  • Sol-gel
  • Structural characterization

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