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Aerogel

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Cabot aerogel for high performance in insulation and specialty chemical applications.

Applications

  • Daylighting
  • Oil & Gas
  • 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 in a variety of industries? Look no further than Cabot aerogel. 


Check out our newest product lines, LumiraTM aerogel and EnovaTM aerogel, here!



Although silica aerogel was first invented 75 years ago, Cabot has been producing its 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 aerogel 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 .7-1.15 kJ/(kg*K)

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.


Still have questions? Click here for Cabot Aerogel FAQs.

News

Cabot aerogel Collaboration Results in Innovative Building Material
8-Nov-2011

Cabot's Lumira(TM) aerogel Featured on New Daylighting Insulation Product at Greenbuild 2011
29-Sep-2011

Cabot Launches Lumira™ aerogel Brand for Architectural Daylighting
1-Jun-2011

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Events

Greenbuild 2011 Lumira aerogel launch event
4-Oct-2011

Product Safety

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Downloads

Product Data Sheet

  • Data Sheet - Lumira aerogel particles
  • Data Sheet - Enova aerogel for insulative coatings - IC 3110 & IC 3120
  • Data Sheet - Enova aerogel for matte finish coatings
  • Data Sheet - Lumira aerogel blanket
  • Data Sheet - Enova aerogel for insulative coatings - IC 3100

Product Literature

  • Lumira™ aerogel brochure
  • Lumira™ aerogel brochure - German
  • Lumira™ aerogel brochure - French
  • Cabot Aerogel Cryogenic & Industrial applications brochure
  • Enova aerogel additives brochure
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MSDS

  • Lumira aerogel particles MSDS: English - Europe
  • Lumira aerogel particles MSDS: Deutsch - Europe
  • Lumira aerogel particles MSDS: 中文 - Europe
  • Lumira aerogel particles MSDS: français - Europe
  • Lumira aerogel particles MSDS: 日本語 - Japan
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