Chapter 19
Aerogel for Environmental Remediation
Abdul S. Jatoi,
Zubair Hashmi,
Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak,
Faisal A. Tanjung,
Muhammad Ahmed,
Shaukat A. Mazari,
Faheem Akhter,
Shoaib Ahmed,
Abdul S. Jatoi
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorZubair Hashmi
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorNabisab Mujawar Mubarak
Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE1410 Brunei Darussalam
Search for more papers by this authorFaisal A. Tanjung
Universitas Medan Area, Faculty of Science and Technology, Jalan Kolam No. 1, Medan, North Sumatera, 20223 Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Ahmed
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorShaukat A. Mazari
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorFaheem Akhter
Department of Chemical Engineering, QUEST, Sakrand Road, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nawabshah, Sindh, 67450 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorShoaib Ahmed
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorAbdul S. Jatoi,
Zubair Hashmi,
Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak,
Faisal A. Tanjung,
Muhammad Ahmed,
Shaukat A. Mazari,
Faheem Akhter,
Shoaib Ahmed,
Abdul S. Jatoi
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorZubair Hashmi
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorNabisab Mujawar Mubarak
Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE1410 Brunei Darussalam
Search for more papers by this authorFaisal A. Tanjung
Universitas Medan Area, Faculty of Science and Technology, Jalan Kolam No. 1, Medan, North Sumatera, 20223 Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Ahmed
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorShaukat A. Mazari
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorFaheem Akhter
Department of Chemical Engineering, QUEST, Sakrand Road, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nawabshah, Sindh, 67450 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorShoaib Ahmed
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Jamshed Quarters Muslimabad Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, 74800 Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Sabu Thomas,
Merin Sara Thomas,
Laly A Pothen,
Sabu Thomas
Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills P.O., Kottayam, India
Search for more papers by this authorMerin Sara Thomas
Mar Thoma College, Kuttapuzha P.O., Tiruvalla, India
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Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills P.O., Kottayam, India
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 05 August 2022
Summary
Aerogel is a special porous material with many outstanding physical and chemical properties, such as low density, high porosity, high surface area, and adjustable surface chemistry. Thanks to the latest advances in the synthesis of different types of aerogels, this porous material's feasibility in several applications has been widely explored. In a various of high-performance applications, aerogels have received much attention as an adsorption medium that removes a variety of environmental and human health pollutants. Although the performance of aerogels in environmental sanitation is encouraging, some shortcomings of aerogels, such as complex drying process, mechanically fragile structure, and processing costs, have also been taken into account and determined in some studies degree of relief. This review chapter aims to describe the synthesis and processing of aerogels and their latest applications in air purification, such as carbon dioxide capture and volatile organic compound (VOC) removal, as well as applications in the treatment of air, water, oils and toxic organic compounds, and heavy metals ion removal.
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