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Silica aerogel; synthesis, properties and characterization

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In this article, a review of research work and developments in synthesis, properties and characterization of silica aerogels is presented, with particular attention paid to drying, which is a critical step in aerogel synthesis and makes the production of this material more economical and commercial.
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This article is published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology.The article was published on 2008-04-01. It has received 1074 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aerogel.

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Microfibrillated cellulose - its barrier properties and applications in cellulosic materials: a review.

TL;DR: It is proposed to focus on the barrier properties of MFC used in films, in nanocomposites, or in paper coating to reduce the high energy consumption and produce new types of M FC materials on an industrial scale.
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Applications of advanced hybrid organic–inorganic nanomaterials: from laboratory to market

TL;DR: The description and discussion of the major applications of hybrid inorganic-organic (or biologic) materials are the major topic of this critical review.
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Water harvesting from air with metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight

TL;DR: The design and demonstration of a device based on a porous metal-organic framework that captures water from the atmosphere at ambient conditions by using low-grade heat from natural sunlight at a flux of less than 1 sun (1 kilowatt per square meter).
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Aerogel insulation for building applications: A state-of-the-art review

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the knowledge of aerogel insulation in general and for building applications in particular is given, where the possibility of high transmittances in the solar spectrum is of high interest for the construction sector.
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Heterogeneous electro-Fenton and photoelectro-Fenton processes: A critical review of fundamental principles and application for water/wastewater treatment

TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental principles and applications of heterogeneous electrochemical wastewater treatment based on Fenton's chemistry reaction are discussed and the required features of good heterogeneous catalysts are discussed, followed by the mechanisms of catalytic activation of H2O2 to reactive oxygen species (ROS) especially hydroxyl radical ( OH) by heterogeneous catalyst in Hetero-EF system.
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Reporting physisorption data for gas/solid systems with special reference to the determination of surface area and porosity (Recommendations 1984)

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Introduction to percolation theory

TL;DR: In this paper, a scaling solution for the Bethe lattice is proposed for cluster numbers and a scaling assumption for cluster number scaling assumptions for cluster radius and fractal dimension is proposed.
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Introduction to percolation theory

TL;DR: In this article, a scaling solution for the Bethe lattice is proposed for cluster numbers and a scaling assumption for cluster number scaling assumptions for cluster radius and fractal dimension is proposed.
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Small Angle X-Ray Scattering

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Chemistry of Aerogels and Their Applications

TL;DR: Aerogels form a new class of solids showing sophisticated potentialities for a range of applications, and can develop very attractive physical and chemical properties not achievable by other means of low temperature soft chemical synthesis.
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