Elastic modulus prediction based on thermal conductivity for silica aerogels and fiber reinforced composites

The speed of sound is a critical parameter in the test of mechanical and thermal properties. In this work, we proposed a testing method to obtain the elastic modulus of silica aerogel from the sound speed formulas. The solid thermal conductivity of the silica aerogel is experimentally measured for predicting the sound speeds, and then the elastic modulus is calculated based on the elasticity sound speed model. The experimental data of the solid thermal conductivity of silica aerogels with different densities are employed and the obtained elastic modulus is fitted as a power-law exponential function of the density. Two existing sound speed models and three groups of available experimental data are also employed to validate the present fitting relation, and good agreement is obtained for the silica aerogel in the density range of 150–350 kg/m³. The fitting formula can also be extended to estimate the elastic modulus of the glass fiber-reinforced silica aerogel composite. The results show that the elastic modulus of the aerogel composite is sensitive to the glass fiber volume fraction, while the thermal conductivity is weakly dependent on the glass fiber volume fraction at room temperature in the studied range of fiber volume fraction.     

严寒地区SiO2气凝胶玻璃窗传热分析

建立了二氧化硅(SiO_2)气凝胶中空玻璃窗传热数值模型,采用有限体积法分析了二氧化硅气凝胶厚度和位置对严寒地区玻璃窗传热的影响。结果表明:二氧化硅气凝胶厚度增加,能够提高玻璃窗内表面温度,降低其热流密度。二氧化硅气凝胶厚度为20 mm时,玻璃窗内表面热流密度为67.5 W/m~2。二氧化硅气凝胶位于室内侧能够更有效地减少建筑能耗,其总能耗为60 120 W。     

SiO2气凝胶隔热保温涂料研究及保温结构优化设计

石油化工行业是国家节能减排重点工程之一，如果相关设备设施保温不当，不仅会造成严重的热量散失，还会对油水分离和输送等产生影响。本文系统介绍了传统的以中空玻璃微珠或陶瓷微珠为主要隔热功能填料的隔热保温涂料的保温机理、性能及其存在的问题；以 SiO₂气凝胶为主要功能填料的新型隔热保温涂料研究现状及研究中的技术难点；针对不同应用环境，开发兼具防腐、防开裂、隔热保温功能的复合保温结构设计。本文为研制新型耐高温、高效水性无机隔热保温涂料的研究提供了参考方向，为隔热保温涂料在石油化工领域的工程应用提供分析。     

硅烷偶联剂改性玻璃纤维增强硅气凝胶的研究

为了达到增强硅气凝胶力学性能的目的,采用硅烷偶联剂KH550与KH560二步改性接枝玻璃纤维,进而制备纤维增强硅气凝胶。利用扫描电子显微镜、红外光谱仪、比表面及孔径分布仪、热重-差热分析仪、导热系数仪、电子动静态疲劳试验机等对其表征。实验结果表明：硅烷偶联剂改性玻璃纤维与硅气凝胶复合后网络结构更加均匀、骨架强度更加稳定、孔径多在30 nm以下、具有良好的热稳定性;同时,改性玻璃纤维的最佳添加量为20%（质量分数）,此时其密度为0.167 g/cm³,导热系数为0.018 5 W/（m·K）,接触角为127°,抗弯强度为1.042 MPa,抗压强度为0.669 MPa,达到预期实验目的。     

羟甲基化木质素/纤维素气凝胶粒子的制备、表征及吸附性能

以羟甲基化木质素和纤维素为原料，NaOH/尿素水溶液为溶解体系，采用冷冻干燥法制备羟甲基化木质素/纤维素气凝胶粒子。采用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）仪、X射线衍射（XRD）仪、比表面积及孔径分析仪等对其结构进行了表征。研究结果表明：羟甲基化木质素分子通过氢键作用附着在纤维素骨架上，气凝胶内部仍保持三维网状结构，羟甲基化木质素的引入使得气凝胶表面出现明显收缩，网状结构的致密度随着羟甲基化木质素用量提高而逐渐降低；同时气凝胶粒子具有纤维素Ⅱ型红外吸收峰和XRD衍射峰；粒子表现出Ⅱ型吸附/脱附等温线，孔径均在15 nm以下，且随着羟甲基化木质素用量不断提高，比表面积、孔容均有所减小，HKL-4的比表面积为105.3m²/g，孔容为0.336 6cm³/g，孔径为13.67nm。吸附性能分析表明在25℃下吸附5 h，HKL-4气凝胶粒子对金胺O、亚甲基蓝和罗丹明B的吸附量分别为33.06、96.06和43.26mg/g，对亚甲基蓝的饱和吸附量可达208.7 mg/g，吸附过程更符合Langmuir等温吸附模型，主要为单分子层吸附。     

Silica aerogel/epoxy nanocomposites: Mechanical,vibrational, and morphological properties

The present study was an attempt to examine the effects that adding silica aerogel (SA) nanoparticles to epoxy would exert on its mechanical, vibrational, and morphological properties. Neat epoxy was consecutively combined with 1, 2, and 4 wt% of SA nanoparticles. A number of tests of mechanical properties were then performed on the samples, including tests of tensile, bending, compressive, dynamic mechanical thermal, hardness, and Izod impact. Vibration and water uptake tests were also conducted on the samples. The highest modulus and strength values were found in the nanocomposite sample with 4 wt% of SA, and the highest toughness and elongation values were detected in the sample with 1 wt% of SA. Furthermore, adding the SA nanoparticles to the epoxy improved the energy absorption and hardness of the epoxy matrix. The findings from the tests of dynamic mechanical thermal and vibration properties demonstrated that, with an increase in the nanoparticles content in the samples, the values of storage modulus and natural frequency increased while the values of tan δ and damping ratios decreased. A comparison between the values of natural frequency from the vibration test and the values from the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory showed a good agreement between the theoretical and experimental results.     

太西煤基新型功能炭材料的制备及其电化学性能

以宁夏太西煤高温直流电煅炉制备的煤基石墨为原料,利用Hummers氧化法制备了氧化石墨,然后分别采用水热法和高温膨胀法制备了煤基三维石墨烯气凝胶(3D-GA)和煤基膨胀石墨(EG)两种新型功能炭材料,并通过FTIR,XRD和SEM对其进行了表征,利用电化学工作站对其电化学性能进行了测试和比较。结果表明:在电流密度500 mA/g下,3D-GA和EG的比电容分别为206 F/g和214 F/g,相比煤基石墨烯粉体(G)的比电容113 F/g,分别提高了82.3%和89.4%;充放电循环1000圈后,3D-GA和EG的比电容保持率分别为95.1%和101%,3D-GA和EG均表现出良好的循环稳定性。     

常压干燥合成水玻璃基SiO_2气凝胶

以水玻璃和双氧水为原料一步合成二氧化硅湿凝胶,经老化、溶剂置换及三甲基氯硅烷修饰后,并于常压干燥后获得二氧化硅气凝胶。样品经低温N_2吸附-脱附、红外光谱和扫描电镜测试表明所得二氧化硅气凝胶具有三维多孔结构,且其比表面积可达482 m~2·g~(-1)、平均孔径为24.9nm及表观密度为0.12g·cm~(-3)。     

Three-dimensional layered porous graphene aerogel hydrogen getters

Organic getters are often introduced into sealed systems to remove the excessive reactive hydrogen gas. In this work, the formable graphene aerogel hydrogen getters are prepared by integrating the alkyne-containing molecules (e.g., DEB) into the palladium-loaded three-dimensional layered porous graphene aerogel (Pd-GA). The performance of Pd-GA/DEB composite materials in reducing reactive hydrogen gas is examined at pressures of 0.1–1 bar at a temperature of 25 °C, and the hydrogen consumption is measured as a function of time. Results suggest that the hydrogen uptake capability of Pd-GA/DEB getters increases with the loading of Pd particles on the GA and the content of Pd⁰. The highest hydrogen absorption capacity is up to 215.5 cm³/g, and the hydrogenation rate of DEB molecules is 89.3%. This study promotes the fundamental understanding of solid-phase catalytic hydrogenation and the applications of 3D layered porous graphene aerogel in hydrogen absorption.     

Highly stable nanocarbon supported Pt catalyst for fuel cell via a molten salt graphitization strategy

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) durability has been severely hindered by carbon support poor stability in the cathodic Pt-based catalyst. Herein, a high-surface-area nitrogen-doped graphitic nanocarbon (N-G-CA) with mesopores is developed as Pt support to address PEMFCs durability challenge. Resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogel pyrolyzed carbon aerogel is selected as N-G-CA raw material. Nitrogen atoms are introduced into carbon aerogel via NH₃ heat treatment. Then, nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel is transferred into N-G-CA via heating together with transition-metal salts (one of FeCl₃, FeCl₂, CoCl₂, or MnCl₂, etc.) at 1200 °C. As ORR catalyst, Pt/N-G-CA half-wave potential only lost 10 mV, after 30, 000 cycles accelerated aging test in the rotating-desk-electrode. Only 12 mV voltage loss at 1.5 A/cm2 is observed, after 5, 000 cycles for membrane electrode. Pt/N-G-CA exhibits superior durability and activity than commercial Pt/C. High durability of Pt/N-G-CA is due to N-G-CA high graphitization extent, as well as the interactions between doping nitrogen and Pt. N-G-CA is promising as stable support for durable Pt-based catalysts in PEMFCs, thanks to enhanced carbon corrosion resistance, uniformly dispersed Pt, and strong support-metals interaction.