Researchers have created a way to convert plastic bottle waste into ultralight polyethylene terephthalate aerogels for a variety of useful applications, like heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide absorption, as well as fire safety applications.

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Researchers have created a way to convert plastic bottle waste into ultralight polyethylene terephthalate aerogels for a variety of useful applications, like heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide absorption, as well as fire safety applications.