Monday, August 11, 2014

'Sponge' plastic to soak up CO2, reduce pollution | ummid.com

'Sponge' plastic to soak up CO2, reduce pollution | ummid.com

The material, which is a brown, sand-like powder, is made by linking together many small carbon-based molecules into a network and the idea to use this structure was inspired by polystyrene, a plastic used in styrofoam and other packaging material.