Melamine-formaldehyde aerogels

Pekala, R W

Title: Melamine-formaldehyde aerogels

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Organic aerogels that are transparent and essentially colorless are prepared from the aqueous, sol-gel polymerization of melamine with formaldehyde. The melamine-formaldehyde (MF) aerogels have low densities, high surface areas, continuous porosity, ultrafine cell/pore sizes, and optical clarity. 3 figs.

Inventors:: Pekala, R W

Issue Date:: 1992-01-14

OSTI Identifier:: 7273848

Patent Number(s):: 5081163

Application Number:: PPN: US 7-684051

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 11 Apr 1991

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; GELS; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSPHERES; AMINES; DENSITY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PORE STRUCTURE; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS; 400201* - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties; 360606 - Other Materials- Physical Properties- (1992-)

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