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Abstract
Low-temperature dried alginate/silica hybrid aerogel beads with a large specific surface area (160.8 m2/g), low density (0.160 m2/g), and high degree of sphericity were successfully fabricated. Single networks of silica aerogels beads were synthesized via by calcining hybrid aerogel beads in air. Moreover, alginate-derived carbon/silica aerogel beads were also obtained by the thermal treatment of the hybrid aerogel beads in nitrogen, which were indicative of the double networks of the as-synthesized crack-free hybrid aerogel beads for the first time. The adsorption performances of above aerogel beads were also investigated. Meanwhile, using a common silane coupling agent as a modifying agent, a series of hybrid aerogel beads with tunable functional surfaces were obtained. The results showed that the obtained samples adsorbed Pb2+ well, and the hybrid aerogel beads modified with KH-590 exhibited an experimental maximum adsorption capacity of Pb2+ of 193.73 mg·g-1.
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The journal Gels (ISSN 2310-2861) is an international, open access journal on physical (supramolecular) and chemical gel-based materials. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the maximum length of the papers, and full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Short communications, full research papers and review papers are accepted formats for the preparation of the manuscripts.
Gels aims to serve as a reference journal with a focus on gel materials for researchers working in both academia and industry. Therefore, papers demonstrating practical applications of these materials are particularly welcome. Occasionally, invited contributions (i.e., original research and review articles) on emerging issues and high-tech applications of gels are published as special issues.