Progress and Applications of Controllable Nanostructured Woody Aerogel

Keqi Zhang; Zongying Fu; Shenjie Han; Yun Lu

doi:10.7536/PC240715

Prog Chem ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6) : 903-917. DOI: 10.7536/PC240715

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Progress and Applications of Controllable Nanostructured Woody Aerogel

Keqi Zhang ¹ ,
Zongying Fu ¹ ,
Shenjie Han ² ,
Yun Lu ¹^,^*

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In order to promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development， the standardization of green energy-saving materials has concurrently fostered the emergence of novel materials. Confronted with the dual crisis of energy scarcity and environmental pollution， aerogels have garnered significant research interest because of their exceptional physicochemical properties， such as low thermal conductivity， high strength， low density and high specific surface area. Biomass-based natural wood and its derived nanocellulose， as renewable， biodegradable， and surface chemistry-tunable eco-friendly materials， have attracted widespread attention. This article first reviews the evolution and classification of woody aerogel， then discusses the preparation methods， structural characteristics， and performance advantages of woody aerogels. Subsequently， it provides an overview of the applications of woody aerogels in energy-efficient construction， environmental purification， and energy storage. Finally， it summarizes and analyzes the current research status and the problems faced by woody aerogels， and looks forward to the future development of this field.

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Research progress of woody aerogel

2.1 Overview of woody aerogel

2.2 Preparation method of woody aerogel

2.3 Structure and properties of woody aerogel

3 Application of woody aerogel

3.1 Building energy efficiency field

3.2 Environmental purification field

3.3 Energy storage field

4 Conclusion and outlook

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wood / lignocellulose / aerogel / porosity

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Keqi Zhang , Zongying Fu , Shenjie Han , et al. Progress and Applications of Controllable Nanostructured Woody Aerogel[J]. Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(6): 903-917 https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240715

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