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Monolithic resorcinol–formaldehyde alcogels and their corresponding nitrogen-doped activated carbons

Civioc, Romain ; Lattuada, Marco ; Koebel, Matthias M. ; Galmarini, Sandra

In: Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2020, vol. 95, no. 3, p. 719–732

Here we report the adaptation of formaldehyde crosslinked phenolic resin-based aerogel and xerogel synthesis to ethanol-based solvent systems. Three specific formulations, namely one resorcinol–formaldehyde (RF) and two resorcinol– melamine–formaldehyde (RMF) systems were studied. As-prepared resins were characterized in terms of envelope and skeletal density. Furthermore, resin samples ...

Université de Fribourg

Strong, machinable, and insulating chitosan–urea aerogels: toward ambient pressure drying of biopolymer aerogel monoliths

Guerrero-Alburquerque, Natalia ; Zhao, Shanyu ; Adilien, Nour ; Koebel, Matthias M. ; Lattuada, Marco ; Malfait, Wim J.

In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, vol. 12, no. 19, p. 22037–22049

Biopolymer aerogels are an emerging class of materials with potential applications in drug delivery, thermal insulation, separation, and filtration. Chitosan is of particular interest as a sustainable, biocompatible, and abundant raw material. Here, we present urea-modified chitosan aerogels with a high surface area and excellent thermal and mechanical properties. The irreversible gelation of...