New highly porous
p-aramid aerogel was produced from
p-aramid/DMSO/TBAF solution. The solution was gelled to obtain shaped three-dimensional objects, and that p-aramid DMSO-gel was regenerated by solvent substitution followed by supercritical drying with CO
2. To investigate the influences of hydrogen bonds on aerogel preparation, two kinds of
p-aramid fiber, Kevlar
® and Technora were employed. The effects of different procedure parameters, such as concentration of hydrogen accepter, TBAF, homogenization time and type of exchange solvent on the formation of
p-aramid gels and aerogels after supercritical CO
2 (scCO
2) drying were discussed by measuring the homogenization time, compression modulus, volume shrinkage, and surface morphology of the gels and aerogels. Consequently, the Kevlar
® aerogel with density of 0.018 g/cm
3 was obtained under optimal conditions.
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