Issue 24, 2022

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.

Graphical abstract: A lightweight thermally insulating and moisture-stable composite made of hollow silica particles

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Mar 2022
Accepted
13 May 2022
First published
20 May 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 15373-15377

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

J. Sharma, G. Polizos, C. J. Jafta, Y. Bai, D. Hun and X. Lyu, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 15373 DOI: 10.1039/D2RA01561G

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