Functionalized silica aerogels for gas-phase purification, sensing, and catalysis: A review

• Published in: Microporous and mesoporous materials Vol. 250; no. C; pp. 100 - 119
• Main Authors: Amonette, James E., Matyáš, Josef
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Gas catalysis; Gas purification; Gas sensing; Gas-phase chemistry; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Silica aerogel; Silica aerogel; Gas-phase chemistry; Gas purification; Gas sensing; Gas catalysis

Silica aerogels have a rich history and offer an unusual assembly of gas- and solid-phase properties that has lent them to many diverse applications. This review starts with a brief discussion of the fundamental issues driving the movement of gases in silica aerogels and then proceeds to provide an...