title: Aerogels in Chemical Engineering: Strategies Toward Tailor-Made Aerogels.
abstract: The present review deals with recent advances in the rapidly growing field of aerogel research and technology. The major focus of the review lies in approaches that allow tailoring of aerogel properties to meet application-driven requirements. The decisive properties of aerogels are discussed with regard to existing and potential application areas. Various tailoring strategies, such as modulation of the pore structure, coating, surface modification, and post-treatment, are illustrated by results of the last decade. In view of commercialization of aerogel-based products, a panorama of current industrial aerogel suppliers is given, along with a discussion of possible alternative sources for raw materials and precursors. Finally, growing points and perspectives of the aerogel field are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany; email: irina.smirnova@tuhh.de.
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Smirnova
authors.affiliation: Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany; email: irina.smirnova@tuhh.de.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gurikov
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002616:Chemical Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D003890:Desiccation / Q000379:methods; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D005782:Gels; D002245:Carbon Dioxide
keywords: biopolymers; carbon dioxide; coating; sol-gel; supercritical drying; surface modification