Fire‐Safe Aerogels and Foams for Thermal Insulation: From Materials to Properties
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Abstract
Abstract The ambition of human beings to create a comfortable environment for work and life in a sustainable way has triggered a great need for advanced thermal insulation materials in past decades. Aerogels and foams present great prospects as thermal insulators owing to their low density, good thermal insulation, mechanical robustness, and even high fire resistance. These merits make them suitable for many real‐world applications, such as energy‐saving building materials, thermally protective materials in aircrafts and battery, and warming fabrics. Despite great advances, to date there remains a lack of a comprehensive yet critical review on the thermal insulation materials. Herein, recent progresses in fire‐safe thermal‐insulating aerogels and foams are summarized, and pros/cons of three major categories of aerogels/foams (inorganic, organic and their hybrids) are discussed. Finally, key challenges associated with existing aerogels are discussed and some future opportunities are proposed. This review is expected to expedite the development of advanced aerogels and foams as fire‐safe thermally insulating materials, and to help create a sustainable, safe, and energy‐efficient society.
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OpenAlex topics: Aerogels and thermal insulation · Polymer composites and self-healing · Flame retardant materials and properties
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College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering China‐Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Jiaxing University Jiaxing Zhejiang 314001 China
Centre for Future Materials University of Southern Queensland Springfield Queensland 4300 Australia
Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai 201804 China
State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources & Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083 China
National Engineering Research Center of Flame Retardant Materials School of Materials Science & Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
School of Mechanical Medical and Process Engineering and School of Chemistry and Physics Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland 4000 Australia
School of Agriculture and Environmental Science University of Southern Queensland Springfield Queensland 4300 Australia
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Australian Research Council
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