Abstract:
Particularly shaped articles constituted by silicon oxide, as such or with suitable additives, prepared by room temperature molding according to a process comprising: preparation of a sol starting from a silicon alcoxide, or from a silicon alcoxide and at least a precursor of at least one of the additional elements; hydrolysis of the sol obtained thereby; addition of colloidal silica; pouring the resulting mixture into the desired mould; sol gelling and fast removal of the solid product; gel drying; gel densification by means of a thermal treatment at temperature ranging from 900 °C to 1500 °C. The articles can be used as preforms for the optical fiber spinning.
Abstract:
Sol-gel-process to prepare aerogels comprising the preparation of a solution of a compound having the formula X m -M-(OR) n-m , the hydrolysis of the compound to give a sol, gelation, drying, densifying and sintering. This method can be used to treat radioactive residues constituted by aqueous solutions of radioactive substances.
Abstract:
Sol-gel-process to prepare aerogels comprising the preparation of a solution of a compound having the formula Xm-M-(OR)n-m, the hydrolysis of the compound to give a sol, gelation, drying, densifying and sintering. This method can be used to treat radioactive residues constituted by aqueous solutions of radioactive substances.