articleMacromolecular Materials and EngineeringDec 5, 2016Closed access

Electrospun Nanofibers Membranes for Effective Air Filtration

Nanjing Forestry University · Ghent University · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

In modern society, traffic and transportation and the manufacturing industry and construction industries continuously release large amounts of dust and particles into the atmosphere, which can cause heavy air pollution, leading to health hazards. The haze disaster, a serious problem in developing countries such as China and India, has become one of the main issues of global environmental pollution in recent decades. Many air filtration technologies have been developed. Air filtration using electrospun fibers that intercept fine particles/volatile organic gases/bacterium is a relatively new, but highly promising, technique. Due to their interconnected nanoscale pore structures, highly specific surface areas,…

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Keywords
  • Filtration (mathematics)
  • Membrane
  • Air filtration
  • Electrospinning
  • Materials science
  • Nanofiber
  • Nanotechnology
  • Porosity
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