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1. COST-EFFECTIVE HYBRID AEROGELS FOR EFFICIENT ENERGY
APPLICATIONS
Debabrata Panda
(519CH1017)
by
Under the supervision of
Prof. Krunal M. Gangawane
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Department of Chemical Engineering
Rourkela, Odisha-769008
July 2022
2. CONTENTS
• Motivation
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Research Gap
• Objectives of Research Work
• Experimental setup
• Characterization
• Conclusion
• Future Work
• Roadmap
• References
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3. The increase of paper consumption has been creating 25-40% of municipal solid waste.
The conversion rate of recycled paper from waste is just 64-68%.
MOTIVATION
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Global warming potential causes climate disasters and temperature rise in the environment.
An additional 30-40% of total greenhouse gas emitted from industrial and residential buildings.
With the rapid growth of the offshore petroleum industry, wastewater and organic solvent
discharge of industry, and marine oil transportation, harmful contents cause disastrous threats to
aquatic ecosystems and territorial lives.
GLOBAL
WARMING
OIL SPILL
PAPER
WASTE
Noise Pollution causes human physiological problems (Hearing loss, Increased blood
pressure, Psychological disorders etc.)
Conventional acoustic absorbers are not environment friendly and poses problems of
flammability.
NOISE
POLLUTION
4. INTRODUCTION
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• Aerogels are synthetic mesoporous ultralight material with:
A high specific surface area (about 450-1200 m2g-1)
Low density (0.003-0.019 gm/cm3)
High porosity (~99.8%)
Low thermal conductivity (0.012-0.046 W/mK)
• Other notable properties:
• It was developed by Samuel Stephens Kistler at the early verge of 1931.
Low dielectric strength
High pore volume
Hierarchical mesoporous structure
Non-flammabilty
High specific strength
Highly flexible
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7. AEROGELS AS THERMAL, ACOUSTIC INSULATORS
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The resistance to thermal and acoustic
energy in an aerogel is due to the major
contribution of the gas phase, honey-comb
size pore structure, and the volume
fraction of solids.
Due to the high porosity and nano-metric
dimension of the pores, aerogels have
lower thermal conductivity coefficient
than air.
The amount of sound energy emitted from
the gas phase to the solid phase
disappears. There is a reduction in the
amplitude and velocity of the sound
waves occur.
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8. LITERATURE REVIEW
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Types of Aerogel Synthesis process Applications Properties Ref.
Silicon Nanocrystal−Silica
Aerogel Hybrid
Sol-gel synthesis (cross-linking by oxalic acid
MTMS followed by supercritical drying)
Photoluminescence response, Sensor
for higher energy demands
Hierarchical porous volume 3.5 cm3/g, Total surface
area 1110 m2/g, Size-dependent photo-luminant
particle and super-hydrophobic surface = 1540
1
Chitin Nano whisker Benign process
Energy storage in cryogenic fluids,
Catalyst in the fuel cell, Super
capacitor
Low density 0.043-0.113 g/cm3 ,High porosities up
to 97%, ,Surface area 261 m2/gm, Higher modulus
7-9.3 Mpa
2
Nano cellulose A sol-gel process with Supercritical drying
Thermal insulation in buildings and
cryogenic energy storage
High specific strength of 8 Mpa , ultra-low density
of 0.011 g/cm3, and tuneable surface textures
3
PVA/ Nano clay/graphene
oxide Sol- gel synthesis with freeze-drying
Thermal insulation and enhanced
sound adsorption in building
Thermal conductivity 0.0255-0.0289 W/mK,
Higher thermal stability, Sound coefficient of 0.50
with a thickness of 2cm
4
Cellulose aerogels from
pineapple waste
Pineapple-leave fibers (PALF) are developed
successfully by using an adhesive agent, (PVA),
and (DI) water as a solvent, followed by a
freeze-drying process
Commercial thermal energy absorber,
acoustic insulation
High porosities of nearly 99%, ultra-low densities of
(0.013–0.033) g/cm3, and a microporous structure,
low thermal conductivities of (0.030–0.034) W/m.K,
Compressive modulus of (1.64–5.34 kPa)
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Cellulose–SiO2 composite
hydrogel
Immersion method with controlling the
hydrolysis–fasculation rate with freeze-drying
technology and the
cold plasma modification technology
Heat insulation
material, acoustic insulation,
Photoluminescence response
Low thermal conductivity 0.026 W/m.K, contact
angle of 132◦ , lower density 0.233 g/cm3 and higher
porosity 84.88%
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Waste tire fibers into
advanced aerogels Sol-gel synthesis with freeze drying
Thermal and acoustic insulation in
cabins, vehicles, buildings, and
aerospace.
Robust mechanical performance, Young’s modulus
965.6 kPa, Low density 91 mg/cm3, Highly porous
structure (~90 %), High sound absorption efficiency
(Noise reduction coefficient of 0.56), and low
thermal conductivity (0.035-0.049 W/mK)
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9. Contd….
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Types of Aerogel Synthesis process Applications Properties Ref.
Green aerogels from rice
straw
Rice straw fibers were dispersed
along with reinforces (PVA or
cationic starch) followed
by freeze-drying
Thermal, acoustic insulation
and oil spill
cleaning applications
Low densities (0.05–0.06 g/cm3), high
porosities (~97%), excellent heat reduction
properties with low thermal conductivities
(0.034–0.036 W/m.K), good mechanical
properties (Young modulus up to 47 kPa) and
oil adsorption efficiency proven with the
capacity up to 13 g/g.
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Lightweight and Flexible
Phenolic Aerogels
Phenolic aerogel reinforced with
three-dimensional
melamine foam (MF) through
sol-gel polymerization with
subsequent supercritical drying
Excellent acoustic and
thermal insulation ,
fireproofing material
Exhibiting a promising
prospect in industrial
applications
Low density (∼0.112 g·cm-3), high flexibility,
excellent flame retardency, hydrophobic
property (135°), and acoustic and thermal
insulating property (0.021 W/mK at room
temperature)
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Silica-aerogel/UPVC
composites
Two-step sol–gel process with
subsequent supercritical drying
Sound and heat insulation
Low density (∼0.116 g·cm-3), thermal
conductivity from 0.198 to 0.091 W/m/K.
sound absorption of at the frequency range of
63–6300Hz
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Recycled Polyethylene
Terephthalate
Aerogels from Plastic
Waste
Cross-linkers using freeze-drying
process.
Thermal and acoustic
insulation
Highly porous structure (98.3–99.5%), low
density (0.007–0.026 g/cm3), hydrophobicity
with contact angle of 120.7–149.8◦, Low
compressive Young’s modulus (1.16–2.87
kPa), Low thermal conductivity 0.035–0.038
W/m.K
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10. RESEARCH GAP
The enormous literature is available on the cellulose-silica, PTFE, silica nanocrystals, waste tyre fibers,
sugarcane bagasse, rice straw in application with thermal and acoustic insulation, oil absorption whereas a very
few research had been carried out using agricultural and bio-waste.
Many researchers had synthesized the Silica-cellulose hybrid aerogel by the help of chemical precursors
(MTMS, TEOS, TMCS, TMOS etc.)
The literature on size and shape of particles silica and cellulose developed after a subsequent freeze or
supercritical drying in hybrid aerogel is very less.
To provide the structural, mechanical, and physicochemical properties of aerogels (Pore size, surface area)
production parameters can be modified by adding functional groups.
Conventional materials have been associated with health and environmental problems as well as low insulation
and flammability.
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11. OBJECTIVES OF RESEARCH WORK
Synthesis of cost-effective superhydrophobic hybrid silica-cellulose aerogels for efficient
thermal insulation, acoustic absorption, energy storage and oil absorption applications.
Synthesis of shape stabilized(Aerogel) based PCM for enhanced thermal energy storage
Optimization of dependent variables for synthesis of hybrid aerogels
CFD modelling of porous materials for heat transfer application.
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12. SYNTHESIS OF COST-EFFECTIVE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC HYBRID SILICA-
CELLULOSE AEROGELS FOR EFFICIENT THERMAL INSULATION, ACOUSTIC
ABSORPTION, ENERGY STORAGE AND OILABSORPTION APPLICATIONS
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OBJECTIVE 1
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SEM and EDS analysis
Element
Weight
%
Atomic
%
O 46.11 60.04
Si 53.89 39.96
Total 100.00
Element
Weight
%
Atomic
%
C 28.56 37.64
O 51.88 51.33
Si 19.56 11.03
Total 100.00
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OILABSORPTION KINETICS
The pseudo-first and second-order equations can be written in a linear form as follows:
t
k
Q
Q
Q
t
e
e
1
ln
2
2
1
1
e
e
t Q
k
t
Q
Q
t
Sl No Oil sample
Density at
STP (g/cm3)
Viscosity, Pa.s
10 °C 30 °C 50 °C 70 °C
1 Engine oil 0.901 1.61235 1.58422 1.31245 1.18654
2 Brake oil 1.056 0.58521 0.19621 0.0463 0.0181
3 2T oil 0.836 0.71234 0.22006 0.13552 0.06060
4 Vegetable oil 0.891 0.98295 0.15531 0.091057 0.03807
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Synthesis of hybrid nanoparticle PCM
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PEG 6000
Magnetic stirring (800C, 3hr) Ultra sonication (6hr, 800C)
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Paraffin
Wax
Nickel Cobaltite
Nickel Ferrite
Pouring In a Mould
• Various weight percentage of Nickel Cobaltite and Nickel ferrite were mixed in Base PCM.
• After solidification in the mould the hybrid nanoparticle base PCM were removed and characterized.
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SEM and EDS analysis
Element Weight%
C 48.76
O 47.66
Fe 0.51
Co 1.36
Ni 1.72
Totals 100.00
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Experimental set-up
Fin Design for experimental set-up and CFD modelling
Naturally cooled Fin experimental set-up
Nanoparticle PCM based Fin cooling
experimental set-up
38. CONCLUSION
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• A facile and cost-effective way was used to develop an ultra-light hybrid silica-cellulose aerogel
with 1,2 and 4wt.% of cellulose concentration by an effective sol-gel process with freeze-drying.
• With a Silylation process, the synthesized hybrid aerogel exhibits a superhydrophobic
characteristic with a Water contact angle of 163.4°, 166°, and 168.5° for cellulose fiber
concentrations of 1,2 and 4 wt.%, respectively.
• The thermal conductivity of hybrid silica-cellulose aerogel (0.038-0.032 W/m.K) decreases with a
decrease in density (0.148-0.136 g/cm3).
• A sound absorption coefficient of 0.453-0.628 at low frequency(1500 Hz) and 0.86-0.94 at high
frequency (3600 Hz) was achieved due to the trap of acoustic waves in the nanoporous structure.
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39. CONCLUSION
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• The recycled hybrid aerogel provides an excellent oil absorption capacity of 48.78 g.g-1 with 94%
retention capacity and regeneration capacity up to 6 cycles for 1 wt.% of cellulose fiber
concentration, which is approximately thrice of the commercially used polypropylene mats.
• An optimized parameter of 2wt.% of cellulose concentration, 8ml of Kymene, and 13 ml of ethanol
achieves a maximum oil absorption capacity of 48.78g/g. Moreover, the experimental values of
48.89 g/g of oil absorption were observed with 2 wt.% of cellulose concentration, 9ml of Kymene,
and 14ml of ethanol.
• An enhanced mechanical strength (Increase of compressive moduli 85-165kPa) compared to silica
aerogels was also observed for hybrid aerogel.
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40. FUTURE WORK
• To synthesize Graphene, polymer, and agro-waste based aerogel and its characterization.
• Preparation of an experimental set-up of thermal energy storage for aerogel enhanced phase
change material.
• Optimization of parameters for thermal energy storage.
• CFD Modelling of heat and mass transfer through the synthesized aerogel.
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41. • Research articles published:
1. Debabrata Panda, Krunal M. Gangawane, “Superhydrophobic hybrid silica-cellulose aerogel for enhanced thermal,
acoustic, and oil absorption characteristics”, Journal of Material Science SCI, (I.F. 4.68), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-
022-07506-z, July 2022,
2. Debabrata Panda, Krunal M. Gangawane, “Development of superhydrophobic hybrid silica-cellulose aerogel as promising
thermal insulation and sound absorption” International Journal of Material Research, SCI, (I.F. 0.68) July 2022,
ACCEPTED.
3. Debabrata Panda, Krunal M. Gangawane, “Hybrid NiFe2O4-Ni2CO4O4 nanoparticles-based eutectic phase change
materials for enhancement of thermal efficiency of pin-fin heat sink arrangement” Journal of energy storage, SCI, (I.F.
8.90), Jan 2023, Accepted.
Book Chapters
1. Debabrata Panda, A. Kumar, K. M. Gangawane, and M. A. Mohamad, "Overview of Different Computational Approaches
for Heat and Mass Transfer in Food Processing", Advanced Computational Techniques for Heat and Mass Transfer in Food
Processing, ch.1, no.1, pp.1-20, CRC Press Taylor and Francis 2022.
2. Abhishek Kumar Lal, Ram P. Bharti, Debabrata Panda, "Overview of Different Computational Approaches for Heat and
Mass Transfer in Food Processing", Advanced Computational Techniques for Heat and Mass Transfer in Food Processing,
ch.2, no.1, pp.21-35, CRC Press Taylor and Francis 2022.
3. Debabrata Panda, Krunal M. Gangawane, “Next-generation Energy Storage And Optoelectronic Nanodevices” Chapter-15,
Bentham Publications, 2022.
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RESEARCH OUTPUT
42. • Research articles communicated:
1. Debabrata Panda, Krunal M. Gangawane, Cost effective superhydrophobic cellulose/silica hybrid aerogel with hierarchical
nanoporous structure for effective oil absorption and recovery- an optimization study, Sadhana.
2. Shubham saraf, Debabrata Panda, Krunal M. Gangawane, Expanded graphite nanoparticles-based eutectic phase change
materials for enhancement of thermal efficiency of pin-fin heat sink arrangement, Thermal Science and Engineering
Progress
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Literature review Ongoing activity
Completion of coursework Completed
Synthesis and Characterization of
Silica, cellulose, hybrid aerogels
Completed
Comparison of oil absorption,
acoustic, thermal properties with
conventional materials
Completed
Preparation of an experimental set-up
for thermal energy storage
In progress
Optimization of parameters for setting
the inputs for better performance
In progress
CFD modelling of porous Nano
materials for heat & mass transfer
with respective to energy
In progress
Validation with experimental results In progress
Thesis writing and submission In progress
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