Preparation of silicon and alumosilicic aerogels based on the decomposition of nepheline with an alcoholic solution of sulfuric acid

Abstract

The results of studies on the production of silicon and aluminum-silicon aerogels from nepheline are presented. The morphology of the obtained samples was studied. Their chemical purity was proved by the method of X-ray elemental analysis. The structural and surface properties of the resulting aerogel are presented, such as: specific surface area (843.62 и 503.99 m2/g) and pore volume (0.396 и 0.237 cm3/g), average pore size (1.870 nm). Data on the skeletal density of the obtained samples are given