Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

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Wenting Dong

Owen Richard Evans

Nicholas Anthony Zafiropoulos

Wendell Eugene Rhine

George Leighton Gould

David J Mihalcik

Kathryn Elizabeth deKrafft

Irene Melnikova

Shannon Olga White

Kiranmayi Deshpande

Decio Coutinho

Redouane Begag

Roger F Sinta

Roxana Trifu

Alaric Naiman

John Williams

Paul Nahass

Kathryn Dekraft

This disclosure relates generally to aerogel technology. The disclosure relates more particularly, in various embodiments, to improved methods for producing aerogels and improved aerogel composites having a low compression set.

Low compression set aerogels and aerogel composites and methods of making

The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced aerogel material which can be used as insulation. The fiber-reinforced aerogel material is highly durable, flexible, and has a thermal performance that exceeds the insulation materials currently used. The fiber-reinforced aerogel insulation material can be as thin as 1 mm or less, and can have a thickness variation as low as 2% or less. Also provided is a method for improving the performance of a battery by incorporating a reinforced aerogel material into the battery. Further provided is a casting method for producing thin fiber-reinforced aerogel materials.

Thin aerogel materials

The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is intrinsically hydrophobic without surface modification by a hydrophobizing agent, is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is intrinsically hydrophobic without surface modification by a hydrophobizing agent, is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties.

Aerogel compositions and methods

The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced aerogel material which can be used as insulation in thermal battery applications. The fiber-reinforced aerogel material is highly durable, flexible, and has a thermal performance that exceeds the insulation materials currently used in thermal battery applications. The fiber-reinforced aerogel insulation material can be as thin as 1 mm less, and can have a thickness variation as low as 2% or less. Also provided is a method for improving the performance of a thermal battery by incorporating a reinforced aerogel material into the thermal battery. Further provided is a casting method for producing thin fiber-reinforced aerogel materials.

The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.

Heat resistant aerogel materials

Methods and materials are described for preparing organic-inorganic hybrid gel compositions where a sulfur-containing cross-linking agent covalently links the organic and inorganic components. The gel compositions are further dried to provide porous gel compositions and aerogels. The mechanical and thermal properties of the dried gel compositions are also disclosed.

Sulfur-linked hybrid gel compositions and aerogels thereof

Hydrophobic aerogel materials

Sulfur-containing organic-inorganic hybrid gel compositions and aerogels

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