Carbon Fiber—Silica Aerogel Composite with Enhanced Structural and Mechanical Properties Based on Water Glass and Ambient Pressure Drying

The article presents the synthesis of silica aerogel from a much cheaper precursor of water glass that was reinforced with short pitch carbon fiber by way of ambient pressure drying. Before being added to the silica gel, the carbon fibers were surface modified to increase adhesion at the interfacial...

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Main Author: Agnieszka Ślosarczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/2/258