3D Printed Polyimide/Silica Composite Aerogels for Customizable Thermal Insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C

Dingyi Yu; Tiantian Xue; Zhuocheng Ma; Zaiyin Hu; Lijuan Long; Yue-E Miao; Wei Fan; Tianxi Liu

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3130-8

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3D Printed Polyimide/Silica Composite Aerogels for Customizable Thermal Insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-06-26

- 3D Printed Polyimide/Silica Composite Aerogels for Customizable Thermal Insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 7, Pages: 936-945(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  b.Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
  c.Guizhou Aerospace Wujiang Electro-Mechanical Equipment Co., Ltd., Zunyi 563000, China
  d.School of Materials and Architectural Engineering, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Author bio：
  
  weifan@dhu.edu.cn or weifan@jiangnan.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3130-8
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- Received：12 January 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-03-24，
  
  Accepted：28 March 2024，
  
  Online First：17 May 2024，
  
  Published：01 July 2024
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Yu, D. Y.; Xue, T. T.; Ma, Z. C.; Hu, Z. Y.; Long, L. J.; Miao, Y. E.; Fan, W.; Liu, T. X. 3D printed polyimide/silica composite aerogels for customizable thermal insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 936–945

Dingyi Yu, Tiantian Xue, Zhuocheng Ma, et al. 3D Printed Polyimide/Silica Composite Aerogels for Customizable Thermal Insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(7): 936-945.
Yu, D. Y.; Xue, T. T.; Ma, Z. C.; Hu, Z. Y.; Long, L. J.; Miao, Y. E.; Fan, W.; Liu, T. X. 3D printed polyimide/silica composite aerogels for customizable thermal insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 936–945 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3130-8.

Dingyi Yu, Tiantian Xue, Zhuocheng Ma, et al. 3D Printed Polyimide/Silica Composite Aerogels for Customizable Thermal Insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(7): 936-945. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3130-8.

摘要

3D printed polyimide/silica composite aerogels exhibit excellent flame-retardant properties and thermal insulation from -50 to 1300 °C

promising to be used as customizable insulating materials in a variety of complex and extreme applications.

Abstract

Aerogels are widely used as thermal insulation materials because of their high porosity and low bulk density. However

the insulation performance of aerogels is limited to a narrow temperature range. Besides

the preparation of aerogel materials with precisely controlled and complex architectures is still challenging. Here

we report 3D printed polyimide/silica aerogel particle (PI/SAP) composite aerogels for thermal insulation in a wide range of temperature with customized applications. The printability and shape fidelity of 3D printed composite aerogels is improved by adding hydrophilic SAP as a rheology modifier. The resulting PI/SAP composite aerogel exhibits excellent flame-retardant properties and thermal insulation from −50 °C to 1300 °C. Moreover

the PI/SAP composite aerogel with customized shape can be applied for battery insulation at subzero temperatures

promising to be used as customizable and stable insulating materials in a variety of complex and extreme applications.

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