Method for forming article using sol-gel processing

C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 03 – B

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C03B 20/00 (2006.01) B01J 13/00 (2006.01) C01B 33/152 (2006.01) C01B 33/16 (2006.01) C03B 37/012 (2006.01) C03C 1/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2273733

A silica body useful for forming an optical fiber preform exhibits an ultimate strength of at least 20 MPa at 10 wt.% water loss. The body attains this strength, it is believed, by precipitation of silica at the contact sites of adjacent silica particles, thereby forming neck regions. The resultant network provides the strength to the gel body, such that the body is capable of being dried under more severe conditions than a gel body formed by previous sol-gel methods and is also more robust toward handling. The controlled precipitation is attained by inducing gelation and initiating drying at a pH of about 10.5 or higher, at which silica remains highly soluble. By gelling and drying at this pH level, the solubilized silica appears to precipitate in a controlled manner at the point of contact of adjacent silica particles, since such sites are the minimum free energy sites for precipitation.

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