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

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