Nanotechnology in fire protection—application and requirements

A Rabajczyk, M Zielecka, T Popielarczyk, T Sowa - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is used, to an increasing extent, in practically every aspect of the economy
and society. One area where nanotechnology is constantly advancing is fire protection …

A review on chitin dissolution as preparation for electrospinning application

NAN Dzolkifle, WMFW Nawawi - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning has been acknowledged as an efficient technique for the fabrication of
continuous nanofibers from polymeric based materials such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) …

Electret mechanisms and kinetics of electrospun nanofiber membranes and lifetime in filtration applications in comparison with corona-charged membranes

H Gao, W He, YB Zhao, DM Opris, G Xu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to recent serious air pollution especially in Asian countries, electret air filters with ultra-
high efficiency have attracted much attention. However, the crucial issue of restraining …

Submicron PAN and nanofiber CTA air filters: Fabrication, optimization, and performance

PK Chang, SH Huang, JW Chen, J Chun-Te Lin… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the fabrication, optimization, and performance of submicron
polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and nanofiber cellulose triacetate (CTA) air filters produced through …

Electrospun nanofibre filtration media to protect against biological or nonbiological airborne particles

FNH Karabulut, G Höfler, N Ashok Chand… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electrospun nanofibres can outperform their melt-blown counterparts in many applications,
especially air filtration. The different filtration mechanisms of nanofibres are particularly …

Fabrication of photoactive electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers for antibacterial applications

T Czapka, A Winkler, I Maliszewska, R Kacprzyk - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to investigate the process of electrostatic fabrication of cellulose
acetate (CA) nanofibers containing methylene blue (MB) as a photosensitizer. The electrical …

Semi-empirical equation for determining the pressure drop of nanofibers

DB Kwak, S Lee, Z Pan, Y Liang, H Lee… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution, particularly the presence of particulate matter, has been linked to increased
mortality rates. Air filtration is a widely used method to reduce exposure to airborne particles …

Poly (Lactide)-modified lignin nanofibers: investigating the role of polymer tacticity on fiber properties and filtration efficiency

D Kim, A Bahi, LY Liu, T Bement, S Rogak… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lignin-graft-PLLA and lignin-graft-PDLA copolymers were synthesized and transformed into
nanofibers through electrospinning. The nanofibers generated with either lignin-graft-PLLA …

Improvement of Aerosol Filtering Performance of PLLA/PAN Composite Fiber with Gradient Structure

P Zhu, W Sun, Y Liu - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since commercial non-woven air filtering materials have unstable filtering efficiency and
poor moisture permeability for the abundant condensed aerosol particles in the highly humid …

[HTML][HTML] ZnO-impregnated polyacrylonitrile nanofiber filters against various phases of air pollutants

H Aamer, SB Kim, JM Oh, H Park, YM Jo - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The incorporation of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) in fiber filters is an effective approach
to enhance the specific surface area and surface roughness of the fiber, hence improving …