Preparation of Aerogel-Modified Expanded Perlite and its Application in Heat Insulation Coating

Abstract

Building insulation is an important part of building energy conservation. The heat insulation coating preapred from modified expanded perlite has been a potential building thermal insulation material. In this paper, aerogel was filled into the pores of expanded perlite by vacuum impregnation method to produce aerogel-modified expanded perlite at ambient pressure. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and N2 adsorption–desorption techniques. The results revealed that aerogel could be well filled into the pores of expanded perlite, and the resultant aerogel-modified expanded perlite possessed nanoporous structure with higher specific surface area of 196 m2·g-1, and low thermal conductivity of 0.063 W·m-1·K-1 less than that of expanded perlite by 13.3%. Heat insulation coatings prepared from aerogel-modified expanded perlite had good thermal insulation effect, indicating that the product showed potential aplication in the field of building energy conservation.