Saturday, 1 December 2018

NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications

NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications

World’s first PET aerogels cut plastic waste, and are suitable for heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide absorption, as well as fire safety applications. Researchers from the the National University of Singapore (NUS) have made a significant contribution towards resolving the global issue of plastic waste, by creating a way to convert plastic bottle waste into aerogels for many useful applications.

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