'Frozen smoke:' The ultimate sponge for cleaning up oil spills
Monday, February 16, 2009 - 14:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey are reporting that aerogels, a super-lightweight solid sometimes called "frozen smoke," may serve as the ultimate sponge for capturing oil from wastewater and effectively soaking up environmental oil spills. Their study is in ACS' Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.