The surface area of 1 gram Aerogel is over 700 m², that’s less than a teaspoon of Aerogel powder having a basketball court of surface are. The pores between the molecules are nano sized, thanks to these amazing features Aerogel has a great filtration capability.
Filters with Aerogel are used by NASA to collect space-dust, and used in the chimneys of coal furnaces to collect nano and micro heavy metal particles.
