Disclosed and claimed herein are hybrid silica aerogels containing non-polymeric, functional organic materials covalently bonded at one or both ends to the silica network of the aerogels through a CSi bond between a carbon atom of the organic material and a silicon atom of the aerogel network. Methods of their preparation are also disclosed.

Disclosed and claimed herein are hybrid silica aerogels containing non-polymeric, functional organic materials covalently bonded at one or both ends to the silica network of the aerogels through a CSi bond between a carbon atom of the organic material and a silicon atom of the aerogel network. Methods of their preparation are also disclosed.

The present invention is directed to a process for producing inorganic particulate material, the material obtainable by such process, a modified release delivery system comprising the material and the use of the material for the administration of a bioactive agent.

The present invention is directed to a process for producing inorganic particulate material, the material obtainable by such process, a modified release delivery system comprising the material and the use of the material for the administration of a bioactive agent.

The present invention provides a thermal insulation composition and a preparation method and application. The thermal insulation composition is composed of aerogel material and organic resin; the composite mass ratio of the aerogel material to the organic resin is 5 wt %:95 wt % to 50 wt %:50 wt %; the porosity of the aerogel material is greater than 95%, the pore diameter of the aerogel material is less than or equal to 100 nm, the particle size of each particle of aerogel material is 5 nm to 20 nm, and the organic resin is filled in the pores of the aerogel material. The thermal insulation module component prepared from the thermal insulation composition has mechanical strength and thermal conductivity at room temperature, and if the battery goes into thermal runaway, the material becomes a heat-insulating material, blocking the heat transfer between battery cells, greatly improving the safety performance of the battery.

The present invention provides a thermal insulation composition and a preparation method and application. The thermal insulation composition is composed of aerogel material and organic resin; the composite mass ratio of the aerogel material to the organic resin is 5 wt %:95 wt % to 50 wt %:50 wt %; the porosity of the aerogel material is greater than 95%, the pore diameter of the aerogel material is less than or equal to 100 nm, the particle size of each particle of aerogel material is 5 nm to 20 nm, and the organic resin is filled in the pores of the aerogel material. The thermal insulation module component prepared from the thermal insulation composition has mechanical strength and thermal conductivity at room temperature, and if the battery goes into thermal runaway, the material becomes a heat-insulating material, blocking the heat transfer between battery cells, greatly improving the safety performance of the battery.

There is provided a method of making an alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material, the method comprising: hydrolysing an alkoxy silicate in a hydrolytic solvent to form a silica sol for a pre-determined period of time and at a pH of 1-4; mixing the silica sol with a basic solution to form a sol-gel; a first ageing the sol-gel; adding a surface-modifying agent to the sol-gel; a second ageing the sol-gel; and heating the sol-gel at a temperature of 120-250 C. to form the alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material, wherein the alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material has a thermal conductivity of <18 mW/mK. There is also provided an alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material formed from the method.

There is provided a method of making an alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material, the method comprising: hydrolysing an alkoxy silicate in a hydrolytic solvent to form a silica sol for a pre-determined period of time and at a pH of 1-4; mixing the silica sol with a basic solution to form a sol-gel; a first ageing the sol-gel; adding a surface-modifying agent to the sol-gel; a second ageing the sol-gel; and heating the sol-gel at a temperature of 120-250 C. to form the alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material, wherein the alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material has a thermal conductivity of <18 mW/mK. There is also provided an alkoxy silicate-based aerogel material formed from the method.

A hydrophobic silica aerogel blanket including holes, so that the diffusion of a surface modifier is facilitated in a blanket during a surface modification process to improve the efficiency of surface modification. Accordingly, the hydrophobic silica aerogel has not only excellent physical properties such as specific surface area and thermal conductivity, but also a controlled degree of hydrophobicity, and thus, can have high hydrophobicity.

A hydrophobic silica aerogel blanket including holes, so that the diffusion of a surface modifier is facilitated in a blanket during a surface modification process to improve the efficiency of surface modification. Accordingly, the hydrophobic silica aerogel has not only excellent physical properties such as specific surface area and thermal conductivity, but also a controlled degree of hydrophobicity, and thus, can have high hydrophobicity.