Improving the comprehensive properties of chitosan-based thermal insulation aerogels by introducing a biobased epoxy thermoset to form an anisotropic honeycomb-layered structure.
Int J Biol Macromol
; 246: 125616, 2023 Aug 15.
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ABSTRACT
Naturally-derived aerogels have attracted considerable attention owing to their good biocompatibility, biodegradability and sustainability, but their weak mechanical properties largely limit their applications in various fields. Herein, we proposed the use of a directional freeze-drying method to prepare an anisotropic honeycomb three-dimensional porous aerogel with water-soluble chitosan (CS) as a rigid skeleton and water-soluble biobased epoxy resin as cross-linked hard segments, which had low volume shrinkage and density of 13.9 % and 34.3 mg/cm3, respectively. The resultant aerogel had anisotropic mechanical properties, such as rigidity in the axial direction with a maximum axial modulus of 6.71 MPa, which was 51.6 times larger than that of the pure chitosan aerogel, demonstrating a good compressive elasticity in the radial direction. It also had anisotropic thermal management properties, with a lower thermal conductivity in the radial direction than in the axial direction, down to 0.029 W/mK. The introduction of biobased epoxy resin improved the overall thermal stability, flame retardancy, and increased the biomass content in the aerogel, reducing the carbon footprint of the material. This study paves the way for the construction of a special graded porous, structurally and functionally integrated thermal insulation aerogel, which is of great significance for the development of new thermal insulation materials.
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Int J Biol Macromol
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2023
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