Advances in Synthetic and Bio-Based Aerogels: Mechanical Properties, Thermal Insulation, and Environmental Remediation (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
2. Cellular Materials Laboratory (CellMat), Department of Condensed Material Physics, Facultad de Ciencias, University of Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
Interests: aerogels; thermal insulation; foams; porous materials; biopolymers; polyurethane
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Interests: aerogels; nanoparticles; sol-gel; soft solution synthesis; functional nanomaterials; environmental remediation; thermal insulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on “Advances in Synthetic and Bio-based Aerogels: Mechanical Properties, Thermal Insulation, and Environmental Remediation (2nd Edition)” is dedicated to recent innovative studies on the synthesis procedures and distinctive characteristics of aerogels for the referred applications.
The huge relevance of this topic in the development of advanced materials for our increasingly technological society promotes the high number of papers that are currently being published in scientific journals. Therefore, this Special Issue is gathering research describing the production of aerogels through different methods and an exhaustive characterization in terms of textural properties, chemical composition, thermal insulation, mechanical properties, and uncommon adsorptive/catalytic performance, among others.
Aerogels usually present a unique combination of properties that can be tuned through changes in the production process that significantly alter their nanostructures. There are several procedures for tailoring the final properties of these materials by modifying the formulations, inducing changes in structure through different processing steps, adding different fillers, etc.
Thus, papers describing structure–property relationships, heat transfer modelling, mechanical reinforcing techniques, and the adsorptive- or catalytic-enhancing modifications of aerogels are welcome. Moreover, the presented works may provide an approach to different applications in the fields of building, aerospace, energy management, medicine, and environmental remediation.
We encourage authors to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to provide valuable knowledge for the aerogel community.
Dr. Beatriz Merillas
Dr. Luísa Durães
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aerogels
- thermal insulation
- mechanical properties
- porous structure
- environmental remediation
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