Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Bong Ku Kim

Sang Jo Suk

Cheol Min Hur

Sang Bu Jeon

Si Ho Jang

Provided are a refrigerator including an aerogel serving as an auxiliary insulation material and a manufacturing method thereof. The refrigerator includes a main body including an inner case constituting a storage compartment and an outer case disposed outside the inner case, a main insulation material disposed between the inner case and the outer case, and an aerogel coating layer formed on a rear surface of the inner case or a front surface of the outer case by coating a liquid-phase aerogel and curing the aerogel.

Refrigerator and manufacturing method thereof

A process for producing a rigid polyurethane foam provides a rigid polyurethane foam having a closed-cell size of about 80-130 &mgr;m and thus, improved heat insulating properties.

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Kwangju, South Korea

Bong Ku Kim