Method for producing hydrophobic aerogels

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:872775

Hrubesh, Lawrence W ^[1]; Poco, John F ^[2]; Coronado, Paul R ^[2]

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1. Pleasanton, CA
2. Livermore, CA

A method for treating a dried monolithic aerogel containing non-dispersed particles, with an organometallic surface modifying agent to produce hydrophobic aerogels. The dried, porous hydrophobic aerogels contain a protective layer of alkyl groups, such as methyl groups, on the modified surfaces of the pores of the aerogel. The alkyl groups at the aerogel surface typically contain at least one carbon-metal bond per group.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 6005012
• OSTI ID: 872775
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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aerogels
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particles
organometallic
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modifying
agent
produce
porous
contain
protective
layer
alkyl
methyl
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pores
typically
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hydrophobic aerogels
dispersed particles
surface modifying
metallic surface
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