Silica Aerogel

Recipes for making silica aerogel including by subcritical drying.

Silica Aerogel (TEOS, Base-Catalyzed)

Classic base-catalyzed TEOS procedure for producing transparent silica aerogels.

Silica Aerogel (TMOS, Base-Catalyzed)

Nice, base-catalyzed TMOS procedure for preparing transparent silica aerogels suitable for optical analysis (recipe contributed by Michael Grogan, University of Bath, UK). Same recipe presented in our podcast Episode 5.

Hydrophobic and Subcritically-Dried Silica Aerogel

Procedure for preparing waterproof silica aerogels. Can be prepared with supercritical or subcritical drying. Includes process for subcritical drying.