The invention belongs to the technical field of
thermal insulation materials, and discloses a high temperature resistant Al2O3-SiO2-La2O3
aerogel and a preparation method thereof. The
aerogel is composed of Al2O3 doped with two elements of Si and La, wherein the
molar ratio of Al to Si to La is 1: (0.01-0.2): (0.01-0.05). The
aerogel can
resist high temperature, the alpha
phase transition temperature is greater than or equal to 1300 DEG C, and the aerogel has high specific surface area retention. The preparation method of the Al2O3-SiO2-La2O3 aerogel comprises the following steps: preparing an aluminum-
silicon-
lanthanum composite
sol, then carrying out gelation and aging,
solvent replacement and heating, pressurizing and
drying, and carrying out high-temperature heat treatment on an obtained aerogel blank under the condition that the temperature is greater than or equal to 1000 DEG C, so as to obtain the Al2O3-SiO2-La2O3 aerogel. The method has the advantages of low
raw material price, simple equipment, low environmental requirements, short time consumption of the whole process flow, and suitableness for industrial production; as a whole, the preparation process is simple, and the cost is low.