Inoac Technical Research Institute Co. and AIST, under NEDO contract, have developed a lightweight, high-strength polypropylene and silica airgel with low thermal conductivity of 0.016 W / (m · K). It can be cut and curved and has been developed into mass production of long rolled specimen with a length of 30 meters. It is expected that this insulation can be applied to complicated shapes in a wide range of fields including automobiles, houses, home appliances, heat equipments, etc., leading to improvement in energy saving and safety of products.
NEDO news release, January 28, 2019
Inoac Co. develops mass production of silica air gel for low-cost car insulation