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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 02, Numéro C2, Octobre 1992
European Workshop on Glasses and Gels
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| Page(s) | C2-123 - C2-126 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1992213 | |
European Workshop on Glasses and Gels
J. Phys. IV France 02 (1992) C2-123-C2-126
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1992213
1 Laboratoire de Science des Matériaux Vitreux, Université de Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
2 Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée et Génie Chimique, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon I, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
© EDP Sciences 1992
J. Phys. IV France 02 (1992) C2-123-C2-126
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1992213
Evolution of the porous volume during the aerogel-glass transformation
T. WOIGNIER1, J. F. QUINSON2, M. PAUTHE2, M. REPELLIN-LACROIX2 and J. PHALIPPOU11 Laboratoire de Science des Matériaux Vitreux, Université de Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
2 Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée et Génie Chimique, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon I, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Abstract
The evolution of the texture of a silica aerogel during sintering is studied by thermoporometry. During the first stages of the densification the macroporous volume drops strongly while the mesoporous volume seems to be constant. This behavior is in contradiction with sintering models which predict that the sintering rate is faster for bodies with smaller particles or pores. In fact the analysis of the micropore size distribution shows that the sintering of the mesopores is responsible for macropore decrease.
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