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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2013
Applicants:
Jing Kong, Winchester, MA (US);
Sung MI Jung, Malden, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jing Kong, Winchester, MA (US);
Sung Mi Jung, Malden, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 1/04 (2006.01); H01B 1/08 (2006.01); B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/10 (2006.01); B01J 20/06 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); H01B 1/14 (2006.01); H01B 1/16 (2006.01); H01B 1/18 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/0233 (2013.01); B01J 20/06 (2013.01); B01J 20/103 (2013.01); B01J 20/205 (2013.01); B01J 20/28007 (2013.01); B01J 20/28047 (2013.01); H01B 1/04 (2013.01); H01B 1/08 (2013.01); H01B 1/14 (2013.01); H01B 1/16 (2013.01); H01B 1/18 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract
Provided in one embodiment is a method of making an aerogel, comprising: (A) increasing a concentration of a suspension comprising a gel precursor under a condition that promotes formation of a gel, wherein the gel precursor comprises particulates having an asymmetric geometry; and (B) removing a liquid from the gel to form the aerogel, wherein the aerogel and the gel have substantially the same geometry. An aerogel comprising desirable properties are also provided.