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A lightweight thermally insulating and moisture-stable composite made of hollow silica particles.

ABSTRACT: Thermal insulation materials are highly desirable for several applications ranging from building envelopes to thermal energy storage systems. A new type of low-cost insulation material called hollow silica particles (HSPs) was recently reported. The present work presents an HSP-based stand-alone composite that has very low thermal conductivity and is highly stable to moisture.

SUBMITTER: Sharma J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121439 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A lightweight thermally insulating and moisture-stable composite made of hollow silica particles.

Sharma Jaswinder J Polizos Georgios G Jafta Charl J CJ Bai Yaocai Y Hun Diana D Lyu Xiang X

RSC advances 20220520 24

Thermal insulation materials are highly desirable for several applications ranging from building envelopes to thermal energy storage systems. A new type of low-cost insulation material called hollow silica particles (HSPs) was recently reported. The present work presents an HSP-based stand-alone composite that has very low thermal conductivity and is highly stable to moisture. ...[more]

PMID: 35693244

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