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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
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.