The Global Aerogels Market 2025-2035

1             EXECUTIVE SUMMARY            12

• 1.1        Aerogel properties      12
• 1.2        Aerogel applications 15
• 1.3        Competitive factors in the aerogels market               16
• 1.4        Market drivers and trends      17
• 1.5        Aerogel producers and capacities   20
• 1.6        Market and technology challenges  22
• 1.7        Market size and forecast 2021-2035              23
  • 1.7.1    By aerogel type              23
  • 1.7.2    By market         24
  • 1.7.3    By region           26

2             INTRODUCTION          29

• 2.1        Aerogels            29
  • 2.1.1    Origin of Aerogels        29
  • 2.1.2    Classification 30
  • 2.1.3    Aerogel Forms               31
  • 2.1.4    Commercially available aerogels     32
• 2.2        Silica aerogels               33
  • 2.2.1    Properties         34
    • 2.2.1.1 Thermal conductivity                35
    • 2.2.1.2 Mechanical     35
    • 2.2.1.3 Silica aerogel precursors        35
  • 2.2.2    Products           35
    • 2.2.2.1 Monoliths         35
    • 2.2.2.2 Powder               36
    • 2.2.2.3 Granules           37
    • 2.2.2.4 Blankets            38
    • 2.2.2.5 Aerogel boards             39
    • 2.2.2.6 Aerogel renders            39
    • 2.2.2.7 Silica aerogel from sustainable feedstocks               40
    • 2.2.2.8 Silica composite aerogels     40
    • 2.2.2.9 Cost     41
  • 2.2.3    Main players   42
• 2.3        Aerogel-like polymer foams 43
  • 2.3.1    Properties         43
  • 2.3.2    Applications for aerogel-like polymer foams include:         43
• 2.4        Metal oxide aerogels 44
• 2.5        Organic aerogels         45
  • 2.5.1    Polymer-based aerogels         45
  • 2.5.2    Biobased aerogels (bio-aerogels)     47
    • 2.5.2.1 Overview           47
    • 2.5.2.2 Sustainable Feedstocks         47
    • 2.5.2.3 Cellulose aerogels     49
  • 2.5.3    Carbon aerogels          55
    • 2.5.3.1 Carbon nanotube aerogels   57
    • 2.5.3.2 Graphene and graphite aerogels       57
• 2.6        3D printed aerogels   58
  • 2.6.1    Carbon nitride               60
    • 2.6.1.1 Gold     61
    • 2.6.1.2 Cellulose          61
    • 2.6.1.3 Graphene oxide            61
• 2.7        Hybrid and composite aerogels        62
  • 2.7.1    Mixed oxide aerogels 62
  • 2.7.2    Metal oxide aerogel composites       62
  • 2.7.3    Carbon-based aerogel composites 62

3             PRODUCTION METHODS      63

• 3.1        Overview           63
• 3.2        Sol-gel process             66
• 3.3        Aging   67
• 3.4        Hydrophobization/surface modification      67
• 3.5        3D printing of aerogels             68
• 3.6        Drying methods            68
  • 3.6.1    Overview of drying methods 69
  • 3.6.2    Supercritical Drying   70
    • 3.6.2.1 Closed loop    70
    • 3.6.2.2 Autoclave loading       70
  • 3.6.3    Ambient Pressure Drying       71
  • 3.6.4    Advantages and disadvantages        73
• 3.7        Costs  76

4             MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS FOR AEROGELS     76

• 4.1        Competitive landscape          76
• 4.2        Oil and Gas     77
  • 4.2.1    Overview           77
  • 4.2.2    Applications   78
    • 4.2.2.1 Refineries         78
    • 4.2.2.2 Pipelines           80
• 4.3        Building and Construction    81
  • 4.3.1    Overview           81
  • 4.3.2    Types of sustainable insulation materials   82
  • 4.3.3    Applications   83
    • 4.3.3.1 Panels and blankets  84
    • 4.3.3.2 Plaster, concrete and bricks 85
    • 4.3.3.3 Coatings and paints  86
    • 4.3.3.4 Window insulation     87
    • 4.3.3.5 Industrial insulation  88
• 4.4        Energy Storage              88
  • 4.4.1    Overview           88
  • 4.4.2    Applications   89
    • 4.4.2.1 Silicon anodes              90
    • 4.4.2.2 Li-S batteries  91
    • 4.4.2.3 Electrodes        91
    • 4.4.2.4 Thermal insulation     92
    • 4.4.2.5 Supercapacitors          93
• 4.5        Biomedical      94
  • 4.5.1    Overview           94
  • 4.5.2    Applications   94
    • 4.5.2.1 Drug delivery  94
    • 4.5.2.2 Tissue engineering      96
    • 4.5.2.3 Medical implants        97
    • 4.5.2.4 Wound care    98
• 4.6        Cold-Chain Packaging            99
  • 4.6.1    Overview           99
• 4.7        Electronics and Telecommunications           100
  • 4.7.1    Overview           100
  • 4.7.2    Applications   101
    • 4.7.2.1 EMI shielding 101
    • 4.7.2.2 Thermal insulation     102
    • 4.7.2.3 5G         103
• 4.8        Filtration, Separation, and Sorption                103
  • 4.8.1    Overview           103
  • 4.8.2    Applications   105
    • 4.8.2.1 Sorbents for liquids, hazardous ions (heavy metal ions) (e.g., water treatment)               105
    • 4.8.2.2 Sorbent for oil spills  106
    • 4.8.2.3 Sorbents for gases (CO2, hazardous gases, VOC) 107
• 4.9        Textiles               107
  • 4.9.1    Overview           107
  • 4.9.2    Applications   107
• 4.10     Food    109
  • 4.10.1 Overview           109
  • 4.10.2 Applications   110
• 4.11     Catalysts          111
• 4.12     Paint and Coatings     112
• 4.13     Aerospace and Defence         113
  • 4.13.1 Overview           113
  • 4.13.2 Applications   114
• 4.14     Cosmetics       116
• 4.15     Automotive      117
  • 4.15.1 Overview           117
  • 4.15.2 EV batteries     118
• 4.16     Other markets and applications       119

5             AEROGEL PATENTS    120

• 5.1        Patent applications   120

6             AEROGEL COMPANY PROFILES        122 (48 company profiles)

7             RESEARCH SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY 168

• 7.1        Report scope 168
• 7.2        Research methodology           169

8             REFERENCES 170

Tables

• Table 1. General properties and value of aerogels.               13
• Table 2. Aerogel Thermal Conductivity and Density Benchmarking.         14
• Table 3. Market drivers for aerogels.               17
• Table 4.  Aerogel Manufacturer Production Capacity and Manufacturing Processes     21
• Table 5. Planned aerogel production expansions. 21
• Table 6. Market and technology challenges in aerogels.   22
• Table 7. Aerogel Forecast 2021-2035 (Million USD), by aerogel type.        23
• Table 8. Aerogel Forecast 2021-2035 by Markets (Million USD).   25
• Table 9. Aerogel Forecast 2021-2035 by Region (Million USD).     28
• Table 10. General properties and value of aerogels.            31
• Table 11. Silica aerogel properties . 34
• Table 12. Chemical precursors used to synthesize silica aerogels.           35
• Table 13. Commercially available aerogel-enhanced blankets.   39
• Table 14. Main manufacturers of silica aerogels and product offerings. 42
• Table 15. Typical structural properties of metal oxide aerogels.  44
• Table 16. Polymer aerogels companies.      46
• Table 17. Types of biobased aerogels.           48
• Table 18. Carbon aerogel companies.          56
• Table 19. Synthesis methods-Aerogels synthesised, advantages and disadvantages. 64
• Table 20. Drying methods for aerogel production. 72
• Table 21. Advantages and disadvantages of drying methods.       73
• Table 22. Cost analysis by aerogel type.       76
• Table 23. Market overview of aerogels in oil and gas-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 78
• Table 24. Market overview of aerogels in building and construction-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL.             83
• Table 25. Market overview of aerogels in energy conversion and storage-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL.         89
• Table 26. Market overview of aerogels in drug delivery-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 95
• Table 27. Market overview of aerogels in tissue engineering-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 96
• Table 28. Market overview of aerogels in medical implants-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 97
• Table 29. Market overview of aerogels in wound care-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 98
• Table 30. Market overview of aerogels in cold-chain packaging-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 99
• Table 31. Market overview of aerogels in electronics and Telecommunications-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL.         100
• Table 32. Market overview of aerogels in filtration, separation, and sorption-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL.         103
• Table 33. Market overview of aerogels in textiles- market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL.          108
• Table 34. Market overview of aerogels in food- market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 110
• Table 35. Market overview of aerogels in catalysts-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL.          111
• Table 36. Market overview of aerogels in paints and coatings-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 112
• Table 37. Market overview of aerogels in aerospace-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 114
• Table 38. Market overview of aerogels in cosmetics-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 116
• Table 39. Market overview of aerogels in automotive-market drivers, types of aerogels utilized, motivation for use of aerogels, applications, TRL. 117
• Table 40. Comparison of aerogels and other fire protection materials.   118
• Table 41. Other markets and applications for aerogels.    119

Figures

• Figure 1. Classification of aerogels. 13
• Figure 2. SLENTEX® thermal insulation.       16
• Figure 3. Aerogel Forecast 2021-2035 (Million USD), by aerogel type.      24
• Figure 4. Aerogel Forecast 2021-2035 by Markets (Million USD). 26
• Figure 5. Aerogel Manufacturers in China. 27
• Figure 6. Aerogel Forecast 2021-2035 by Region (Million USD).   28
• Figure 7. Main characteristics of aerogel type materials.  30
• Figure 8. Classification of aerogels. 31
• Figure 9. Canada Goose luxury footwear.   33
• Figure 10. Flower resting on a piece of silica aerogel suspended in mid air by the flame of a bunsen burner.                34
• Figure 11. Monolithic aerogel.            36
• Figure 12. Aerogel granules. 37
• Figure 13. Internal aerogel granule applications.   38
• Figure 14. Slentite.      42
• Figure 15. Methods for producing bio-based aerogels.      49
• Figure 16. Types of cellulose aerogel.            50
• Figure 17. Lignin-based aerogels.     52
• Figure 18. Lignin-based aerogels.     52
• Figure 19. Fabrication routes for starch-based aerogels. 53
• Figure 20. Schematic of silk fiber aerogel synthesis.           55
• Figure 21. Graphene aerogel.              58
• Figure 22. Commonly employed printing technologies for aerogels.        59
• Figure 23. Schematic for direct ink writing of silica aerogels.        60
• Figure 24. 3D printed aerogel.             60
• Figure 25. Schematic of silica aerogels synthesis.                64
• Figure 26. Formation of aerogels, cryogels and xerogels. 66
• Figure 27. Aerogel engineering strategies.  67
• Figure 28. 3D printed aerogels.          68
• Figure 29. SEM images of the microstructures of (a) alginate and (b) pectin aerogels obtained by supercritical drying, (c) cellulose aerogels by freeze-drying, and (d) silica-cellulose composite aerogels by ambient drying.     69
• Figure 30. Methods of gel drying.      70
• Figure 31. Monoliths prepared from methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS).    71
• Figure 33. Pyrogel insulation on a heat-exchange vessel in a petrochemical plant.        77
• Figure 34. Aerogel construction applications.         82
• Figure 35. Incorporation of aerogels into textiles.  108
• Figure 36. Aerogel dust collector.     115
• Figure 37. Aerogel patents 2010-2025.         121
• Figure 38. Thermal Conductivity Performance of ArmaGel HT.     133
• Figure 39. SLENTEX® roll (piece).      136
• Figure 40. CNF gel.     149
• Figure 41. Block nanocellulose material.    149
• Figure 42. Melodea CNC suspension.           155
• Figure 43. HIP AERO paint.   158
• Figure 44. Sunthru Aerogel pane.     162
• Figure 45. Quartzene®.             164

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