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Cabot's Nanogel aerogel means high performance in a variety of insulation and specialty chemical applications.

Applications

  • Daylighting
  • Oil & Gas Insulation
  • Coatings
  • Industrial & Cryogenic
  • Building Insulation
  • Apparel
  • Personal Care

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Looking for a unique, lightweight insulation solution? One that repels water, retains properties under compression, and won't interfere with, but can actually enhance design options and aesthetics? Look no further than Nanogel®aerogel. 


Click here for information on Nanogel aerogel for oil spill management and hazardous waste containment and reclamation.


 

Nanogel is Cabot Corporation's trade name for its family of silica aerogels. Although aerogel was first invented 75 years ago, Cabot has been producing Nanogel aerogel since 2003 at its state-of-the-art plant in Frankfurt, Germany. Cabot is the only company to develop a commercialized process that allows continuous production of the material under ambient conditions. This process allows control of the material's porosity, pore size and distribution, and bypasses the high-cost traditional method of super-critical drying, so that Nanogel can be manufactured in a safe and continuous manner.

Easily adapted for a wide range of applications, including:

  • Architectural daylighting
  • Oil and gas pipelines
  • Coatings formulations
  • Industrial and cryogenic plants and vessels
  • Building insulation
  • Outdoor gear and apparel
  • Personal care products

 

 

Key characteristics*:

Extremely low thermal conductivity

9-12mW/mK

High porosity

>90% air

Nano-sized pores

20-40 nanometers

High surface area

~750m2/g

Very low tap density 

30-100kg/m3

High oil absorption capacity (DBP) 

540g/100g

Specific heat capacity Kj/Kg .7-1.15

Variety of particle sizes 

5 microns-4mm

Surface chemistry 

Completely hydrophobic

Opacity

Translucent, IR opacified and opaque

   

*Characteristics vary depending on application, temperature and form.


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Product Literature

  • Nanogel Aerogel for Coatings brochure
  • Nanogel Aerogel for Insulative Coatings
  • Nanogel Aerogel Matting Agent
  • Nanogel Aerogel in Cryogenic Applications brochure
  • Nanogel Daylighting brochure
  • Nanogel Daylighting brochure - French
  • Nanogel Oil & Gas brochure
  • Nanogel Apparel brochure
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MSDS

  • Aerogel Expansion Pack insulation | Cabot Nanogel Aerogel MSDS: English - Europe
  • Aerogel Expansion Pack insulation | Cabot Nanogel Aerogel MSDS: italiano - Europe
  • Aerogel Expansion Pack insulation | Cabot Nanogel Aerogel MSDS: Deutsch - Europe
  • Subsea Pipeline & Industrial Pipe Insulation | Industrial Thermal Insulation MSDS
  • Subsea Pipeline & Industrial Pipe Insulation | Industrial Thermal Insulation MSDS: Deutsch - Europe
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News

Helix selects Cabot Corporation’s Compression Pack™ Product to insulate Gladden Flowlines
3-May-2010

Nanogel Aerogel Insulation Selected for 49 km of Subsea Pipelines
23-Mar-2010

Advanced Glazings Ltd. and Cabot Aerogel announce new insulated glass product
26-Oct-2009

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