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论文名称：Aerogel-Based Photothermal Materials for Environmental Remediation and Solar Energy Utilization: Materials Chemistry, Mechanisms, Structural Design, and Applications

发表刊物：Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

刊物所在地：Elsevier

关键字：Aerogel; Photothermal conversion; Solar evaporation; Environmental remediation; Solar energy utilization

摘要：Photothermal conversion provides a direct, efficient, and sustainable route for solar-to-thermal energy utilization, which is critically important for addressing global energy shortage and environmental pollution challenges. Aerogels have emerged as a unique and promising material platform for constructing high-performance photothermal systems owing to their ultrahigh porosity, large specific surface area, ultralow thermal conductivity, excellent light-harvesting ability, and tunable surface chemistry. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the state-of-the-art progress in aerogel-based photothermal materials from the perspectives of materials chemistry and interfacial engineering. Three fundamental photothermal conversion mechanisms and their synergistic effects are systematically elucidated, and five typical aerogel material systems are categorized. Rational structural design strategies are highlighted for boosting light absorption, thermal localization, charge separation, and mass transport. Representative environment-related applications, including solar-driven interfacial evaporation, photothermal catalysis, organic pollutant degradation, and oil spill remediation, are discussed with emphasis on performance breakthroughs and structure-activity relationships. Furthermore, we critically analyze current scientific bottlenecks, technical limitations, and scalability challenges, and propose targeted future research directions. This review aims to establish a systematic framework for the rational design, mechanism optimization, and scalable development of advanced aerogel photothermal materials for sustainable solar energy conversion and environmental remediation. Nevertheless, current photothermal aerogels are still plagued by insufficient scalability, poor long-term structural durability and high fabrication costs, which greatly impede their practical industrial applications.

第一作者：Tong Jing

通讯作者：Meng Dai,Tianguang Lu,Zuoli He

全部作者：Fangying Hong,Huijun Yu,Sen Wang,Liang Guo,Shuguang Wang

论文编号：124461

学科门类：工学

一级学科：资源与环境

文献类型：J

卷号：14

期号：5

页面范围：124461

影响因子：7.5

DOI码：10.1016/j.jece.2026.124461

字数：26364

是否译文：否

发表时间：2026-08

收录刊物：SCI

发布期刊链接：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2026.124461

发布时间：2026-08-03