“…The recent literature reports on studies describing new applications area for aerogel. They are indeed good candidate for the mitigation or removal of hazardous pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds, oils and solvents, or heavy metals [ 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 ] from the air and water, immobilization of radioactive wastes [ 15 , 16 ], or greenhouses gases [ 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ]. All these new possibilities are the consequence of the very peculiar aerogels microstructure and the ways to control it.…”