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http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/news/polymer-aerogel-technology-targets-oil-and-gas-pip.shtmlPolymer aerogel technology targets oil and gas pipeline applications
Collaboration between US company Blueshift, the University of Strathclyde and the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) has helped to accelerate the development of a new aerogel product
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Collaboration between US company Blueshift, the University of Strathclyde and the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) has helped to accelerate the development of a new aerogel product with applications in oil and gas pipelines.
Aerogels are the world's lightest solid materials, composed of up to 99.98% air by volume.
Within the oil and gas industry the development of cleaner and more durable aerogel blankets will improve insulation for deep-sea pipe-in-pipe oil and gas pipelines by reducing installation costs, improving pipeline compression resistance, reducing the amount of steel in pipeline constructions, and consequently increasing oil and gas flow and assurance.
