This invention discloses a silica
aerogel thermal insulation material and its preparation method, belonging to the technical field of silica
aerogel thermal insulation material preparation, including the following steps: S1: collecting
polycrystalline silicon waste and extracting high-purity silica from the
polycrystalline silicon waste; S2:
etching the high-purity silica; S3: reacting the high-purity etched silica with
sodium hydroxide solution to generate a water glass solution; S4: adjusting the pH value of the water glass solution with
sulfuric acid solution to generate silica hydrogel; S5: reacting and aging the generated silica hydrogel with n-
propanol solution; S6: reacting the aged silica hydrogel with
vinyltriethoxysilane solution to make the silica hydrogel hydrophobic, and
drying at normal pressure to obtain the silica
aerogel thermal insulation material; this invention eliminates the need for re-
sintering after obtaining the finished product, thus not affecting the thermal insulation performance of the finished product.