The invention discloses a preparation method and application of an airgel. Alkoxysilane is used as a raw material, which is hydrolyzed to form a sol, which is then modified and aged, and prepared through supercritical drying and normal pressure drying steps to obtain aerogel Silica airgel products, after hydrolysis by-product alkoxy alcohols are recovered, are recycled for the preparation of alkoxysilanes; the aerogels prepared by the method are used to prepare airgel composite fiber mats, airgel panels, Application in airgel glass and airgel ball raw materials. Adopting the technical scheme of the present invention, the preparation method is simple, the overall reaction is stable, the controllability is strong, the investment cost is low, the production cycle is short, and the process technology can realize continuous production, which is friendly to the environment; the prepared silicon dioxide gas condensation Rubber products have excellent thermal insulation performance and heat resistance performance, and have high processing performance.