Aerogel is a new kind of porous nanostructured solid materials, with a wide application prospect in the heat insulation and preservation, the adsorption catalysis and the high performance capacitor because of its low thermal conductivity, low refractive index and low resistivity. In this paper, its development, the synthetic methods and the application of the aerogel are reviewed, focusing on the development, the synthetic methods and the applications of the cellulose aerogel. Moreover, the existing problems in the development of the cellulose aerogel are discussed, and its future development is commented.

aerogel  /  cellulose aerogel  /  synthetic methods