Description
Discover a rigorous treatment of aerogels processing and techniques for characterization with this easy-to-use reference. Presents the basics of aerogel synthesis and gelation to open porous nanostructures, and the processing of wet gels like ambient and supercritical drying leading to aerogels. Describes their essential properties with their measurement techniques and theoretical models used to analyse relations to their nanostructure. Linking the fundamentals and with practical applications, this is a useful toolkit for advanced undergraduates, and graduate students doing research in material and polymer science, physical chemistry, and chemical and environmental engineering.
Discover a rigorous treatment of aerogels processing and techniques for aerogel characterization.
About the Author
Lorenz Ratke is a Senior Scientist at the German Aerospace Center, DLR, Institute of Materials Research where he served as department head until 2016. He is as a Member of the German Physical Society (DPG) and the German Society of Materials (DGM). Pavel Gurikov is a Professor at Hamburg University of Technology, Laboratory for Development and Modelling of Novel Nanoporous Materials. He is a member of International Adsorption Society and European Society for Engineering Education. In 2019 he received the Professor Siegfried Peter Prize for pioneering research work in high-pressure process engineering.
Reviews
'an essential toolkit for aerogel chemistry encompassing both physics principles and engineering practices, suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The 14 well-conceived, masterfully executed chapters cover chemical synthesis, density, gels and gelation, morphology, and thermal and mechanical properties. Five useful appendixes offer more-rigorous mathematical treatments of selected topics in polymer physics and thermodynamics. For more than just the fun of it, the authors thoughtfully include preparative recipes for cooking up something of an aerogel storm. Nice! And the book is nicely priced. Highly recommended.' L. W. Fine, Choice Connect
Book Information
ISBN 9781108478595
Author Lorenz Ratke
Format Hardback
Page Count 484
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1070g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 175mm * 27mm
Discover a rigorous treatment of aerogels processing and techniques for aerogel characterization.
About the Author
Lorenz Ratke is a Senior Scientist at the German Aerospace Center, DLR, Institute of Materials Research where he served as department head until 2016. He is as a Member of the German Physical Society (DPG) and the German Society of Materials (DGM). Pavel Gurikov is a Professor at Hamburg University of Technology, Laboratory for Development and Modelling of Novel Nanoporous Materials. He is a member of International Adsorption Society and European Society for Engineering Education. In 2019 he received the Professor Siegfried Peter Prize for pioneering research work in high-pressure process engineering.
Reviews
'an essential toolkit for aerogel chemistry encompassing both physics principles and engineering practices, suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The 14 well-conceived, masterfully executed chapters cover chemical synthesis, density, gels and gelation, morphology, and thermal and mechanical properties. Five useful appendixes offer more-rigorous mathematical treatments of selected topics in polymer physics and thermodynamics. For more than just the fun of it, the authors thoughtfully include preparative recipes for cooking up something of an aerogel storm. Nice! And the book is nicely priced. Highly recommended.' L. W. Fine, Choice Connect
Book Information
ISBN 9781108478595
Author Lorenz Ratke
Format Hardback
Page Count 484
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1070g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 175mm * 27mm
