Meldin Mathew is a Research Scholar at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala, India. Hanna J. Maria, PhD, is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala, India. Ange Nzihou, PhD, is Director of the RAPSODEE Research Center under the Joint Research Units of the French National Center for Scientific Research in Albi, France. Sabu Thomas, PhD, is Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala, India.

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Preface Chapter 1: The history, physical properties and energy-related applications of the aerogels Chapter 2: Aerogels and their Composites in Energy Generation and Conversion Devices Chapter 3: Metal Aerogels for Energy Storage and Conversion Chapter 4: Aerogels using polymer composites Chapter 5: Epoxide related aerogels; Sol-gel synthesis, property studies and energy applications Chapter 6: CNT-based aerogels and their applications Chapter 7: Silica Based Aerogels for Building Transparent Components Chapter 8: Inorganic Aerogels and their Composites for Thermal Insulation in White Goods Chapter 9: Natural Polymer-Based Aerogels for Filtration Applications Chapter 10: ORGANIC AND CARBON AEROGELS Chapter 11: Carbonaceous aerogels for fuel cells and supercapacitors Chapter 12: Aerogels for electrocatalytic hydrogen production Chapter 13: Clay-Based Aerogel composites Chapter 14: Hybrid Aerogels for Energy Saving Applications Chapter 15: Yet to come Chapter 16: Theoretical Modeling of the Thermal and Mechanical Structure-Property Relationships in Aerogels Chapter 17: Aerogels in energy: state of art and new challenges