Bioaerogels, the emerging technology for wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review on synthesis, properties and applications

Renewable biomass-based aerogels: from structural design to functional regulation

“…BAs have excellent capability in adsorbing dyes/heavy metal ions due to their highly permeable 3D network structures, high specific surface area and porosity, and interconnected pores that facilitate interaction with the external environment. 131–134…”

“…BAs have excellent capability in adsorbing dyes/heavy metal ions due to their highly permeable 3D network structures, high specific surface area and porosity, and interconnected pores that facilitate interaction with the external environment. [131][132][133][134] For example, Sun et al reported an ultralight carbon aerogel material derived from CS and MOFs (ZIF-8). 135 After phosphorylation, the aerogel adsorbent with outstanding chelating ability for uranium (U(VI)) was obtained, boasting a maximum adsorption capacity of 592.0 mg g À1 .…”

Nanostructured Gelatin Aerogel for Selective Recovery of Aqueous Pd(II) Based on Coordination to the Peptide Backbone

“…They can provide green and high-capacity sorbents by the transformation of biowastes into high-value-added products. The versatility of the sol–gel method for the introduction of a wide variety of chemical functionalities into highly porous nanostructured materials can be utilized in a straightforward way for developing novel, green, metal ion selective sorbents. − Our goal in this study was to develop an inexpensive sorbent from the agricultural byproduct gelatin and utilize it for palladium recovery serving the conservation of resources. As a realization, glutaraldehyde cross-linked gelatin gels were synthesized with the sol–gel process and dried using supercritical CO 2 to obtain mesoporous aerogels.…”

Eco‐friendly production and performance evaluation of water‐resistant cellulose nanofiber bioaerogels

“…Bioaerogels are a type of aerogel made from non-toxic biomass-based biopolymers like cellulose, chitosan, starch, and others, known environmentally friendly properties. 8,9 These biopolymer-based aerogels have gained significant attention due to their unique properties, including ease of scalability, economical, eco-friendliness, non-cytotoxicity, and biocompatibility. Additionally, these bioaerogels exhibit properties similar to those of synthetic polymers and inorganic aerogels.…”

“…Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in bioaerogels. Bioaerogels are a type of aerogel made from non‐toxic biomass‐based biopolymers like cellulose, chitosan, starch, and others, known environmentally friendly properties 8,9 . These biopolymer‐based aerogels have gained significant attention due to their unique properties, including ease of scalability, economical, eco‐friendliness, non‐cytotoxicity, and biocompatibility.…”