2024-11-0920149780-4446-2696-710.1016/B978-0-444-62696-7.00008-32-s2.0-84904027466http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-62696-7.00008-3https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/9270Aerogels were first synthesized in 1932 and are promising materials for a variety of energy-related applications. Their intriguing and adjustable properties such as high surface areas, sharp pore size distributions, low thermal conductivities, and high sorption capacities will continue to make these materials attractive for scientists and researchers from a wide variety of disciplines.Chemical engineeringBioengineeringBook Chapterhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904027466&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-444-62696-7.00008-3&partnerID=40&md5=f3d73560a5d0e8826645e394c9ee49018796