Utilizing electrostatic effect in fibrous filters for efficient airborne particles removal: Principles, fabrication, and material properties

Y Gao, E Tian, Y Zhang, J Mo - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) poses a severe health threat to the public, and fibrous filtration is a
powerful method for efficient PM removal. Arming the fibers with electrostatic effect is a gold …

PM2. 5 in China: Measurements, sources, visibility and health effects, and mitigation

DYH Pui, SC Chen, Z Zuo - Particuology, 2014 - Elsevier
Concern over the health effects of fine particles in the ambient environment led the US
Environmental Protection Agency to develop the first standard for PM 2.5 (particulate matter …

Nanoparticles and the environment

P Biswas, CY Wu - Journal of the air & waste management …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles are a class of materials with properties distinctively different from their bulk
and molecular counterparts. A critical review of the very broad topic of environmental …

Experimental studies on electrostatic-force strengthened particulate matter filtration for built environments: Progress and perspectives

E Tian, Y Gao, J Mo - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Every year, ambient particulate matter (PM) causes more than one million deaths worldwide.
Considering that people spend more than 80% of their time indoors, there is an urgent need …

Modern electrostatic devices and methods for exhaust gas cleaning: A brief review

A Jaworek, A Krupa, T Czech - Journal of electrostatics, 2007 - Elsevier
Conventional electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) have been modernized over the last few
decades. In recent years, many new methods of construction have been proposed with the …

Hybrid electrostatic filtration systems for fly ash particles emission control. A review

A Jaworek, AT Sobczyk, A Krupa, A Marchewicz… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The removal of submicron and nanoparticles from flue gases emitted by coal fired boilers is
the subject of extensive studies in recent years. Electrostatic precipitators and fibrous filters …

Electrostatic air filtration by multifunctional dielectric heterocaking filters with ultralow pressure drop

E Tian, F Xia, J Wu, Y Zhang, J Li… - Acs Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In air filtration, for creating healthy indoor air, there is an intrinsic conflict between high
filtration efficiency and low wind pressure drop. In this study, we overcame this conflict by …

Application of corona discharge-generated air ions for filtration of aerosolized virus and inactivation of filtered virus

J Hyun, SG Lee, J Hwang - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The effect of corona discharge-generated air ions on the filtration of aerosolized
bacteriophage MS2 was studied. A carbon-fiber ionizer was installed upstream of a medium …

Indoor airborne disinfection with electrostatic disinfector (ESD): Numerical simulations of ESD performance and reduction of computing time

Z Feng, SJ Cao, J Wang, P Kumar… - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Airborne transmissions of infectious disease (eg SARS-CoV-2) in indoor environments may
induce serious threat to public health. Air purification devices are necessary to remove …

Filtration characteristics of fibrous filter following an electrostatic precipitator

Z Feng, Z Long, T Yu - Journal of Electrostatics, 2016 - Elsevier
This study presents the results of investigations of a hybrid electrostatic filtration system
(HEFS), which combines an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and a fibrous filter installed …