SALIENT FEATURES

Silica aerogels are exotic materials with a unique combination of properties. As a virtue of high porosity and extremely small pores, aerogels exhibit extremely low thermal conductivity, making them a ‘super-insulator’. In addition to thermal insulation, aerogels are also superior sound insulators and they possess very low refractive index and an excellent dielectric medium which finds numerous applications.

VSSC has developed a conventional drying technology at ambient pressure to get rid of the solvents within the gel. This makes the process amenable to bulk-production in a cost-effective manner. The solvents used in the production can be recycled using this technology, thus making the process environmental friendly.

PROPERTIES

APPLICATIONS

• Bulk-fill insulation (thermal and acoustic).
• As fillers in concrete, cement, paints, adhesives, foams, ablatives, rubber, coatings etc. for decreasing density, thermal conductivity & flammability, and increasing the heat resistance of the material.
• As precursors to produce aerogel based sheets that can be used as foot- insoles, boot / jacket insulation or as winter / Arctic apparel at areas having extremely cold climate.
• In window glazing as insulator between glass/polyacrylate panels, which allow natural light but not heat (for hot places-where A/C is used), and in trapping heat (in cold places), which allow in significant electricity and money saving.
• As fillers in cosmetic items such as sunscreen creams, foundation, toothpastes etc.
• Carrier for drug delivery.
• Vibration/acoustic damping materials.

Interested entrepreneurs are requested to contact the address given below with all relevant particulars regarding their line of current activity, infrastructure available, market assessment of the product, financial arrangements made, turn over and sales of their products for the past years and a copy of their latest annual report.

For further details please contact: [email protected]