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The Aerogel Industry

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Abstract

Thus far, this handbook has explored the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of a wide range of aerogel and aerogel-like materials, along with numerous possibilities for how such materials could be used in commercial applications. In fact, a commercial ecosystem dedicated to the production of aerogel-based products has emerged over the past two decades and continues to grow each year. This chapter discusses the state of the global aerogel industry as it stood entering 2020 and highlights the commercial relevance of various aerogel materials as they have progressed into real-world applications. Current players in the industry and their respective products are profiled. Finally, an industry outlook including a forecast of commercial opportunities for aerogels and aerogel-like materials is presented.

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Acknowledgments

The authors extend their sincere gratitude to all of the companies that contributed to the preparation of this chapter, with a special thank-you to participating companies from China, where sharing industrial information is often met with reluctance. Additional special thanks are given to Milto Vlachos of Cabot Aerogel, James Pidhurney of Entry Point International, James Satterwhite of Advanced Glazings, Dr. George Gould of Aspen Aerogels, Prof. Nicholas Leventis of Aspen Aerogels, Dr. Marc Fricke of BASF, Dr. Doug Smith of NanoPore, Prof. Irina Smirnova of the Hamburg University of Technology, Prof. Natalia Menshutina of MUCTR, Dr. Daria Lovskaya and Dr. Artem Lebedev of MUCTR, Prof. Halimaton Hamdan of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Prof. Kazuyoshi Kanamori of Kyoto University, Prof. David Schiraldi of Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Yuxin Wang of AeroClay China, Prof. Hai Duong of the National University of Singapore, Michael O’Connor of AdvaPor, Thom Kubli of Studio Thom Kubli, Dr. Hubert van Hecke of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Arlon Hunt and Dr. Michael Ayers of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Prof. Jun Shen of Tongji University, and Dr. Jeonyoon Lee of MIT for their assistance in assembling industry information and for providing helpful insights.

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  2. Building Energy Materials and Components Laboratory, EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland

    Shanyu Zhao

  3. Nanjing Fiberglass Research & Design Institute, Nanjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Jiaqing Wang

  4. Aerogel Technologies, LLC, Boston, MA, USA

    Justin S. Griffin & Stephen A. Steiner III

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Collins, R.A., Zhao, S., Wang, J., Griffin, J.S., Steiner, S.A. (2023). The Aerogel Industry. In: Aegerter, M.A., Leventis, N., Koebel, M., Steiner III, S.A. (eds) Springer Handbook of Aerogels. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27322-4_64

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