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Preparing Silica Aerogel Monoliths via a Rapid Supercritical Extraction Method
Published on: February 28, 2014
Real space observation of silica monoliths in the formation process
Haruko Saito1, Kazuyoshi Kanamori, Kazuki Nakanishi
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. haruko.saito@collon1.kuic.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Journal of Separation Science
|October 27, 2007
Abstract:
The macropore structure evolution of a silica monolith during the formation process was observed by laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) for two kinds of systems. The obtained LSCM images were further subjected to image analysis, and the geometrical parameters were calculated. On the basis of the parameters obtained, improved compositions for high efficiency preparation of macroporous monoliths are discussed.
