NUS Researchers Turn Paper Waste Into Ultralight Super Material That Improves Oil Spill Cleaning and Heat Insulation
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 02:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A research team led by Assistant Professor Duong Hai Minh from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Engineering, has achieved a world's first by successfully converting paper waste into green cellulose aerogels that are non-toxic, ultralight, flexible, extremely strong and water repellent. This novel material is ideal for applications such as oil spill cleaning, heat insulation as well as packaging, and it can potentially be used as coating materials for drug delivery and as smart materials for various biomedical applications.
