Cabot Corporation

Rockwool International A/s

Rockwool A/s

Elmar Pothmann

Dhaval Arun Doshi

Ulrich Bauer

Jameel Menashi

Gorm Rosenberg

William H Dalzell

Kenn Christensen

Kristian Skovgaard Jorgensen

Andrew A Peterson

Anna K Wilkins

Mihai Anton

Method for manufacturing an aerogel-containing composite, said method comprising the steps of: providing fibers, at least some of which are first fibers, such as mineral fibers, polymer fibers, cellulose fibers, or other types of fibers, in an amount of from 3 to 80 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, providing an aerogel particulate material in an amount of from 10 to 75 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, providing a binder in an amount of from 1 to 30 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, suspending the fibers in a primary air flow and suspending the aerogel particulate material in the primary air flow, thereby mixing the suspended aerogel particulate material with the suspended fibers, mixing the binder with the fibers and/or aerogel particulate material before, during or after mixing of the fibers with the aerogel particulate material, collecting the mixture of fibers, aerogel particulate material and binder and pressing and curing the mixture to provide a consolidated composite with a density of from 120 kg/mto 800 kg/m. With this method homogeneous composites can be produced.

Method for manufacturing an aerogel-containing composite and composite produced by that method

Composites, such as syntactic foams, are described. The composite contains at least one polymer and at least one aerogel. The aerogel is coated with a coating substance to at least substantially prevent the intrusion of the polymer into the pores of the aerogel. Methods of making the composite are also described, as well as uses of the composite.

Aerogel based composites

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