泡(pao)沫石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)是國(guo)外50年(nian)代(dai)開(kai)始發(fa)展的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)種新(xin)型中(zhong)低溫(wen)(wen)保溫(wen)(wen)隔熱(re)材料。1940年(nian)，美國(guo)瑞(rui)伯斯(si)托斯(si)·曼哈頓(dun)公(gong)(gong)司(si)的(de)(de)(de)科研工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)者首先發(fa)現，用(yong)陰離子表(biao)面活性(xing)刑水溶液(ye)處理溫(wen)(wen)石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)，并經過攪拌和加熱(re)，能使原來機械開(kai)松(song)后(hou)的(de)(de)(de)石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)發(fa)生(sheng)充(chong)分松(song)解(jie)，達到單根(gen)纖維的(de)(de)(de)開(kai)松(song)狀態，形成(cheng)(cheng)一(yi)種高(gao)度均(jun)勻分散(san)的(de)(de)(de)石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)膠(jiao)體(ti)(ti)漿液(ye)。使用(yong)這種濕態下(xia)開(kai)松(song)的(de)(de)(de)石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)液(ye)就制得一(yi)種均(jun)勻平滑的(de)(de)(de)百棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)紙。到60年(nian)代(dai)初，前西(xi)德瑞(rui)克(ke)斯(si)(Rex)公(gong)(gong)司(si)成(cheng)(cheng)功地(di)引用(yong)了瑞(rui)伯斯(si)托斯(si)·曼哈頓(dun)公(gong)(gong)司(si)的(de)(de)(de)濕法開(kai)棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)技術(shu)(shu)，將(jiang)石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)開(kai)松(song)液(ye)制成(cheng)(cheng)薄膜(mo)，然(ran)后(hou)捻(nian)膜(mo)成(cheng)(cheng)線，或者將(jiang)開(kai)松(song)的(de)(de)(de)省棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)膠(jiao)體(ti)(ti)漿液(ye)鼓泡(pao)烘干，制成(cheng)(cheng)一(yi)種臺(tai)有(you)多(duo)孔狀纖維質的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)綿體(ti)(ti)——即泡(pao)沫石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)。后(hou)來，英國(guo)唐(tang)納公(gong)(gong)司(si)、日(ri)本石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)公(gong)(gong)司(si)先后(hou)購(gou)進了前西(xi)德瑞(rui)克(ke)斯(si)(Rex)公(gong)(gong)司(si)的(de)(de)(de)技術(shu)(shu)．相繼(ji)在(zai)60年(nian)代(dai)后(hou)期也(ye)使上述技術(shu)(shu)投(tou)入(ru)了工(gong)(gong)業化生(sheng)產。從此，泡(pao)沫石棉(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)就作(zuo)為一(yi)種柔(rou)軟而耐溫(wen)(wen)納新(xin)型無機保溫(wen)(wen)材料進入(ru)市場。