Improvement of thermal stability performance of SiO2 aerogels by MgAl2O4 nanopowder
摘要
To enhance the thermal stability of SiO2 aerogels at high temperature, this study proposes a method involving the incorporation of MgAl2O4 nanoparticles into SiO2 aerogels to improve their high-temperature stability. By comparing the performance of MgAl2O4-SiO2 aerogel with pure SiO2 aerogels after heat treatment at high temperatures, it is demonstrated that the MgAl2O4 nanoparticles significantly enhances the thermal stability of SiO2 aerogels at elevated temperatures while almost no effect on thermal conductivity, about 0.0312 and 0.0322 W/(m·K). The MgAl2O4-SiO2 aerogels exhibit superior thermal stability and insulation performance compared to pure SiO2 aerogels at temperatures exceeding 800 ℃. Notably, even after heat treatment at 1100℃, a condition that causes pure SiO2 aerogels to nearly lose their porous structure, the MgAl2O4-SiO2 aerogels retain a specific surface area of 81.95 m2/g and thermal conductivity of 0.0584 W/(m·K).