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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 43, Issue 5, Pages 2204-2212Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8nj04038a
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFB0601100, 2018YFB0605900]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [FRF-BD-18-013A]
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials [2018Z-04]
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Aerogels are porous materials with many attractive properties, but their large-scale applications are always restricted by the laborious procedures and poor mechanical properties. Herein, a novel monolithic flexible hydrophobic aerogel was prepared using a new type of bridged methylsiloxane as a precursor and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) or propyltrimethoxysilane (PTMS) as co-precursors in a facile and environmentally friendly procedure. The bridged precursor can not only help construct networks of aerogels but also act as an enhancer for its particular molecular structure. The co-precursors TEOS, MTMS, PTMS can tailor the texture and the properties of the aerogels by controlling the hydrolysis and condensation rates and their molecular structures. Co-precursors with faster reaction rates result in smaller particle size in the skeleton and a larger specific surface area. The obtained aerogels are hydrophobic and exhibit good mechanical properties with deformation as high as 80% and low density (0.078 g cm(-3)). The excellent properties make the aerogels good candidates for oil/water separation.
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