The monolith challenge

This brief tribute to a friend focuses on one of the many contributions that Jean Phalippou made to sol–gel processing. He was part of a worldwide race to prepare crack-free silica monoliths. It seemed that a monolith was an end in itself, but it turns out it was more than that. The Monolith challen...

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Published inJournal of sol-gel science and technology Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 2 - 7
Main Author Klein, L. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 15.04.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Ceramics
Chemistry and Materials Science
Composites
Glass
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Natural Materials
Optical and Electronic Materials
Original Paper: Fundamentals of sol–gel and hybrid materials processing
Silicon dioxide
Sol-gel processes
Crack-free gels
Silica monolith
Powder-free processing
Near-net shape processing
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Summary:This brief tribute to a friend focuses on one of the many contributions that Jean Phalippou made to sol–gel processing. He was part of a worldwide race to prepare crack-free silica monoliths. It seemed that a monolith was an end in itself, but it turns out it was more than that. The Monolith challenge was a way to rally the sol–gel community to collaborate and share their mutual interest in sol–gel processing. Monolithic silica xerogel was held over the logo for the Rutgers University School of Engineering, showing its transparency Highlights Jean Phalippou inspired and mentored many sol–gel scientists. Sol–gel silica monoliths posed a challenge to the sol–gel community. Sol–gel monoliths lead to many other advances in sol–gel processing.
ISSN:0928-0707
1573-4846
DOI:10.1007/s10971-018-4790-z