Patent 9399864 was granted and assigned to Cabot Corporation on July, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method of making a nonwoven wet laid aerogel blanket is provided. The aerogel blanket can exhibit improved thermal conductivity, lower corrosivity, lower dust production and a uniform structure. The blanket can be made from an aerogel floc that is formed from a slurry of aerogel particles.