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As light as air
- Source :
- Chemical & Engineering News. Nov 22, 2010, Vol. 88 Issue 47, p18, 2 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- How Aspen Aerogels and Cabot Corp. benefited from exerting research, development and manufacturing efforts on the insulating material aerogel is discussed. The commercialization of aerogels had been deemed not feasible until the discovery of a surface modification technique that allowed subcritical liquid evaporation without silica gel shrinkage.
- Subjects :
- Cabot Corp. -- Production management
Cabot Corp. -- Production processes
Aerogels -- Supply and demand
Aerogels -- Production processes
Chemical industry -- Production management
Chemical industry -- Production processes
Herbicides -- Production management
Herbicides -- Production processes
Pesticides industry -- Production management
Pesticides industry -- Production processes
Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
Engineering and manufacturing industries
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00092347
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 47
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Chemical & Engineering News
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.243906407