Drying method | Characteristics | Drying process | Alumina aerogel | Supercritical drying | Short drying period, high synthesis cost | Low density, high porosity and specific surface area, low volume shrinkage[34,35] | Ambient pressure drying | Long drying period, inexpensive synthesis cost, complicated drying process | High volume shrinkage, large pore size, high density and low specific surface area [34,35,36,37] | Freeze drying | Long drying period, inexpensive synthesis cost | High volume shrinkage, large pore size, high density and low specific surface area |
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