Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a binder comprising one or more siloxane polymers, silicone resins, silicone based elastomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein said binder optionally comprises one or more cross-linker components comprising a silane and/or a siloxane containing silicon-bonded hydrolysable groups; and a hydrophilic powder and/or gel selected from one or more amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica(s),one or more hydrophilic silica aerogel (s) and mixtures thereof, said amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica and/or said hydrophilic silica aerogel having a BET surface area from 100 m2/g to 1500 m2/g or greater and a thermal conductivity from 0.004 to 0.05 W/m·K at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure. The invention also relates to the use of said composition as or in thermally or acoustically insulating materials and to coatings, products and articles made therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a binder comprising one or more siloxane polymers, silicone resins, silicone based elastomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein said binder optionally comprises one or more cross-linker components comprising a silane and/or a siloxane containing silicon-bonded hydrolysable groups; and a hydrophilic powder and/or gel selected from one or more amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica(s), one or more hydrophilic silica aerogel(s) and mixtures thereof, said amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica and/or said hydrophilic silica aerogel having a BET surface area from 100 m2/g to 1500 m2/g or greater and a thermal conductivity from 0.004 to 0.05 W/m·K at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure. The invention also relates to the use of said composition as or in thermally or acoustically insulating materials and to coatings, products and articles made therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a binder comprising one or more siloxane polymers, silicone resins, silicone based elastomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein said binder optionally comprises one or more cross-linker components comprising a silane and/or a siloxane containing silicon-bonded hydrolysable groups; and a hydrophilic powder and/or gel selected from one or more amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica(s), one or more hydrophilic silica aerogel(s) and mixtures thereof, said amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica and/or said hydrophilic silica aerogel having a BET surface area from 100 m2/g to 1500 m2/g or greater and a thermal conductivity from 0.004 to 0.05 W/mK at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure. The invention also relates to the use of said composition as or in thermally or acoustically insulating materials and to coatings, products and articles made therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a binder comprising one or more siloxane polymers, silicone resins, silicone based elastomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein said binder optionally comprises one or more cross-linker components comprising a silane and/or a siloxane containing silicon-bonded hydrolysable groups; and a hydrophilic powder and/or gel selected from one or more amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica (s) having a thermal conductivity at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure of 0.001 to 0.15 W/m·K and a surface area (SBET) of between 200 and 1500 m2/g, one or more hydrophilic aerogel (s) and mixtures thereof, wherein the binder is a solution, an emulsion, or a dispersion in water. The invention also relates to the use of the composition as or in thermally or acoustically insulating materials and to coated substrates, products and articles made by using the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silicon dioxide dispersion that comprises a) an outer flowable phase containing 1) polymerizable monomers, oligomers and/or prepolymers that can be converted to polymers by non-radical reaction; and/or 2) polymers, and b) a disperse phase containing amorphous silicon dioxide. The inventive dispersion is characterized in that the average particle size dmax of the silicon dioxide as measured by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) is between 3 and 50 nm at a maximum half-width of the distribution curve of 1.5 dmax. Such a silicon dioxide dispersion can be easily manufactured even at higher concentrations of the disperse phase and can be used to produce polymer materials that have advantageous properties, especially advantageous mechanical properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silicon dioxide dispersion that comprises a) an outer flowable phase containing 1) polymerizable monomers, oligomers and/or prepolymers that can be converted to polymers by non-radical reaction; and/or 2) polymers, and b) a disperse phase containing amorphous silicon dioxide. The inventive dispersion is characterized in that the average particle size dmax of the silicon dioxide as measured by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) is between 3 and 50 nm at a maximum half-width of the distribution curve of 1.5 dmax. Such a silicon dioxide dispersion can be easily manufactured even at higher concentrations of the disperse phase and can be used to produce polymer materials that have advantageous properties, especially advantageous mechanical properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silicon dioxide dispersion that comprises a) an outer flowable phase containing 1) polymerizable monomers, oligomers and/or prepolymers that can be converted to polymers by non-radical reaction; and/or 2) polymers, and b) a disperse phase containing amorphous silicon dioxide. The inventive dispersion is characterized in that the average particle size dmax of the silicon dioxide as measured by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) is between 3 and 50 nm at a maximum half-width of the distribution curve of 1.5 dmax. Such a silicon dioxide dispersion can be easily manufactured even at higher concentrations of the disperse phase and can be used to produce polymer materials that have advantageous properties, especially advantageous mechanical properties.