Tert-butyl alcohol used to fabricate nano-cellulose aerogels via freeze-drying technology

• Published in: Materials research express Vol. 4; no. 6; pp. 65006 - 65012
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiaoyu, Zhang, Yang, Jiang, Hua, Song, Yuxuan, Zhou, Zhaobing, Zhao, Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 05.06.2017
• Subjects: aerogel; calcium chloride; gelation; nanocellulose; solvent; test-butyl alcohol

Aerogel, a highly porous material, is attracting increasing attention owing to low thermal conductivity and high specific surface area. Freeze-drying technology has been employed to produce nano-cellulose aerogels; however, the resultant product has low specific surface areas. Here, a modified appro...