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A Study of the Possibility of Transforming Monolithic Silica Gel into Silica Glass upon Low-Temperature Sintering

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The influence of porosity of the initial xerogel SiO2 on the temperature of its transition into silica glass is investigated.

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Khimich, N.N. A Study of the Possibility of Transforming Monolithic Silica Gel into Silica Glass upon Low-Temperature Sintering. Glass Physics and Chemistry 29, 513–515 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026355517291

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