Composition containing an aerogel, method of producing said composition and the use thereof

US5948314A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gerhard Geiss · Liederbach, DE
• Hans-Karl Muller · Kelsterbach, DE
• Werner Prass · Mainz, DE
• Ude Scheunemann · Bad Soden am Taunus, DE
• Andreas Zimmermann · Griesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 1997
• Grant date: Sep 7, 1999
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/2995
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a composition comprising between 30 and 95% by volume of aerogel particles and at least one aqueous binder, where the particle diameter of the aerogel particles is less than 0.5 mm and the aerogel particles preferably have hydrophobic surface groups, a process for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof.