Driving on an icy winter day often comes with its own set of challenges. Imagine getting up in the morning and getting ready to go out. It's covered in snow and the temperature is below freezing. It becomes difficult to start the engine of a fuel vehicle, and you need to wait for the engine to slowly warm up before the car can warm up. This waiting process is time-consuming and uncomfortable.
The emergence of electric vehicles solves this problem. The heating system of electric vehicles can start almost immediately, providing instant warmth. Aerogels play an important role in the thermal management system of electric vehicles. It not only helps the interior of the car heat up quickly, but also effectively protects the battery pack and maintains it running at the optimal operating temperature, thereby improving battery efficiency and extending its service life.
The key to making high-performance aerogels is tetraethoxysilane (IOTA-SI28). As a silane precursor, a three-dimensional siloxane network is formed through hydrolysis and condensation reactions, which is the basis for the formation of silicon-based aerogels. Compared with other silane compounds, IOTA-SI28 has a slower reaction rate during hydrolysis and condensation, which provides better process control and results in prepared aerogels with more uniform pore structures and more predictable properties.
IOTA has the entire industrial chain from trichlorosilane to silicon tetrachloride to tetraethoxysilane, and has realized the recovery and recycling of hydrogen and hydrogen chloride during the production process. This not only greatly improves resource utilization, but also avoids environmental impact and improves safety.
In addition, IOTA-SI28 can also be used in coatings, sealants and other industries.