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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Northborough, MA (US);
Owen R Evans, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Kathryn E deKrafft, Marlborough, MA (US);
Nicholas A Zafiropoulos, Wayland, MA (US);
Wenting Dong, Marlborough, MA (US);
David J Mihalcik, Northborough, MA (US);
George L Gould, Mendon, MA (US);
Irene Melnikova, Plainville, MA (US);
Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Northborough, MA (US);
Abstract
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.