Eco-Friendly Technique Upcycles Metal Waste into Multipurpose Aerogels

Conventional approaches for recycling metal waste are energy-intensive and some also generate environmentally harmful byproducts such as ammonia and methane during aluminum recycling. To address this challenge, researchers demonstrated an eco-friendly technique to convert aluminum and magnesium waste into high-value, multifunctional aerogels. This upcycling method could be applied to all types of metal waste such as metal chips and electronic waste.