Aerogel Composite, LLC's primary objective is to develop and supply aerogel based composite materials for a wide variety of industries. Aerogel Composite has developed a carbon aerogel based electrocatalyst for use in the manufacturing of fuel cell electrodes. The catalyst can reduce the platinum requirements for fuel cell vehicles to approximately 30% of current levels while improving performance.
Aerogels are porous materials that are produced by sol-gel polycondensation reactions. The aerogel chemical composition, nanostructure, and physical properties can be controlled at the nanometer scale. Incorporation of additives into aerogels results in materials that are called aerogel composites. The role of additives is to enhance the properties of pure aerogels or to impart additional desirable properties depending on the application.
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