Silica aerogels have gained much interest due to their unique properties, such as being the
lightest solid material, having small pore sizes, high porosity, and ultralow thermal …

Efficient removal of heavy metals and other toxic metal pollutants from wastewater is
essential to protect human health and the surrounding vulnerable ecosystems. Therefore …

Although aminated silica aerogels have already been identified as potential materials for
adsorption, separation, and thermal insulation applications, their extensive use is limited by …

As a common environmental pollutant, microwave can cause great harms to human health.
The development of high-performance microwave absorber with lightweight is indeed …

The implementation of silica aerogels (SAs) in numerous applications remains limited due to
their costly fabrication process and poor mechanical properties. In order to address these …

In the last decade, numerous designed adsorbent materials like metal-organic frameworks
(MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COF), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), etc. have been …

Aerogels have attracted strong research interest for use in harsh environmental conditions
due to their ultra-low density, low thermal conductivity, and high specific surface area …

Water pollution caused by antibiotic effluents, particularly ciprofloxacin is a growing
environmental concern. To address this problem, silica aerogels containing vinyl, epoxide …

Silica aerogels are desirable for several applications owing to the ultralow density and
multifunctionality of these materials; however, these applications are limited because of the …

In order to achieve an aerogel with both rigid pore structures and desired flexibility, stiff
carboxyl-functionalized cellulose nanofiber (CNFs) were introduced into a flexible polyvinyl …