World-first aerogel made from plastic bottles has many potential uses

Pop bottles are one of the most common types of plastic waste, so the more ways that we can find of recycling them, the better. With that in mind, researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an inexpensive method of converting such bottles into a very useful aerogel.

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Category: Materials

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• Aerogels
• National University of Singapore
• Plastics
• Recycling

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