BALLARI INSTITUTE OF TECHONOLOGY AND

MANAGEMENT,
Ballari , 583104, Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi
Seminar Presentation
Date: 17-06-2021
On
AERO-GEL (Smart materials)
By
Mr.Pradeep.U
USN: 3BR18ME480
Under the guidance & coordinator of
Dr.H.M. Anil Kumar
Contents
Introduction
Literature survey
Composition
Preparation of aero-gel
Properties of aero-gel
Applications
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion
Introduction
Aero-gel was first created by Samuel Stephens Kastler in
1931.
Aero-gel is a synthetic porous ultra light material derived
from a gel, in which the liquid component for the gel has
been replaced with a gas without significant collapse of the
gel structure.
The result is a solid with extremely low density and extremely
low thermal conductivity.
Nicknames include frozen smoke, solid smoke, solid air, solid
cloud, and blue smoke, owing to its translucent nature and
the way light scatters in the material. 
Literature survey
Anjali Acharya, Vasudha A Gokhale, Deepa
Joshi,”AERO-GEL – A Promising Building Material for
Sustainable Buildings”, Chemical and Process
Engineering Research 2013

C. Buratti , E. Moretti, ”Experimental performance

evaluation of aero-gel glazing systems” Department of
Industrial Engineering, University of Perugia, Via G. D
in 2014
Literature survey
Tao Gao , Bjorn Petter Jelle , Stefan Jacobsen, Arild Gustavsen
”Aero-gel-incorporated concrete: An experimental study”, in
2014

Optimizing insulation thickness and analyzing environmental

impacts of aero gel-based thermal super insulation in buildings –
SCIENCE DIRECT in 2015

Erdem Cuce, Pinar Mert Cuce, Christopher J. Wood, Saffa B.

Riffat, Cinzia Buratti , Elisa Moretti , Elisa Belloni , and Fabrizio
Agosti, “Development of Innovative Aerogel Based Plasters in
2016;
Preparation of aero-gel
SOL-GEL PROCESSING”
-Mixing of chemicals
-Gelation
-Drying
-Final product
Final product (aero-gel)
Properties of aero-gel

Low density , High

porosity.
Large sound absorption ,
Low sound velocity.
Low thermal
conductivity.
 Variable refractive
index.
Flexibility.
Properties
Applications
Thermal insulation
Electronic components
Architecture
 Super light composites
Sports wear
ADVANTAGES
Flexibility
Waterproof
High Resistance
Aerogel is more expensive, but definitely the best
overall type of insulation.
DISADVANTAGES
Health issues.
Requires more chemicals and usually more time.
High production costs
CONCLUSION
So it can be said that Aero gels have certainly
surprised us in many aspects and it has gradually
begun to fulfill a number of expectations, certainly for
a material that is destined to become one of the most
important materials of the 21st century.
THANK YOU