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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
卷 76, 期 4, 页码 535-540出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.11.018
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Alcogels; Aerogels; Supercritical point drying
Supercritical point drying of gels is a common technique for the production of a specific category of nanoporous materials called aerogels. We have successfully prepared chitin aerogels by extracting the solvent from the alcogels (gels with an alcohol as the solvent) with carbon dioxide under supercritical conditions. The produced nano-porous materials exhibit the typical properties of aerogels such as high porosity, high surface area, and low density, which make them quite attractive for many applications. The use of chitin, however, is of particular interest for the production of aerogels not only for being abundant and cheap but also because it has important inherent properties such as biocompatibility, non toxicity, thermal and chemical stability. In this work we examine the influence of different parameters on the porosity characteristics of the aerogels, such as the drying conditions (temperature and pressure), the nature of the solvent, and the gel concentration. Since these aerogels collapse in liquid medium, we also investigated the possibility of their utilization as carbon aerogel precursors. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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