Iranian Company Exports Aerogel Insulation to Foreign States
"This insulator is the same aerogel material that is used in resin and is sprayed like paint with a thin layer; its implementation is very simple and its performance is very strong,” said Hassan Bargozin, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
He also noted that flexible aerogel blankets with a thickness of 6 and 12 mm are one of the company's products, which are used for insulating pipes or under the plaster coating of buildings, and said, “Our exports have recently started to Turkey, Romania and Kazakhstan.”
“These insulators are used in the construction sector in these countries, because energy is expensive for them. We managed to create technical know-how for this product and our products are safe and of consistent quality,” Bargozin added.
"Our production method enjoys higher quality and a higher percentage of productivity than the US model and our product is nearly 15% better," he underlined.
In a relevant development in May, an Iranian nanotechnology company had also managed to make special aerogel blankets made of silica which can be used as thermal insulator in the aerospace industry.
The product made by ‘Pakan Atieh Nanodanesh’ company is an aerogel blanket made of a silica matrix on a flexible substrate through which the mechanical shortcoming of the mesoporous structure is alleviated.
Application of nanostructures in the aerogel blanket leads to satisfactory dimensional stability, high specific surface area and porosity, comparatively low relative density and thermal conductivity, high transparency, and extremely low dielectric constant.
The silica aerogel blankets can be utilized as thermal insulator in semi-transparent glass and ceilings, catalysts owing to their high specific surface area, hydrophobic characteristic, thermal insulator in the aerospace industry, transportation, industrial equipment and power generation, and fire-resistant components.
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