熔喷聚丙烯驻极体过滤材料对医用消毒剂的耐受性研究

熔喷聚丙烯驻极体过滤材料由于具有特殊的静电过滤机理,而显现出低流阻、高效率等优点,尤其是所具有的除尘、灭菌多功能的特点,使其成为了医用防护口罩的最佳用材。在特殊环境下的驻极体电荷稳定性是需要深入了解的关键问题。本文在前期工作的基础上,采用浸泡方法研究了材料在医用消毒剂作用下的过滤效率稳定性。结果表明:经双氧水、苯酚、戊二醛、含氯消毒剂、硼酸、甲醛、过氧乙酸和消毒酒精等医用消毒剂浸泡后,其过滤效率几乎不会衰减。但材料用洗洁精和洗衣粉清洗时,其过滤性能下降较大。因此,熔喷聚丙烯驻极体过滤材料在医用环境中使用具备良好的稳定性,可作为医用防护口罩的首选材料。但建议作为一次性呼吸防护用品使用。     

High-performance poly(vinylidene fluoride)-polyamide 11/lithium niobate nanocomposites for the applications in air filtration

To overcome the fiber-spinning problem of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) because of its high melt viscosity and rapid crystallization, polyamide 11 (PA11) with excellent melt spinning capability and good electret properties is incorporated to prepare blends by melt mixing. Their crystal structure, morphology, electrical polarization properties, and melt spinning performance are systematically characterized by various techniques. It is found that the incorporation of PA11 reduces the crystallinity of PVDF, increases its thermally stimulated discharge current, and reduces its viscosity. Therefore, the blends show much better melt spinning capability. For such blends, the addition of outstanding inorganic electret materials, lithium niobate (LiNbO₃, LN) nanoparticles is found to further improve the materials’ electret properties. Such a strategy is proved to be successful in melt spinning PVDF electrets into fine fibers, which is beneficial to their applications in air filtration and other related fields. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137, 48957.     

聚丙烯熔喷驻极过滤材料表面静电势的研究

将未经过驻极处理的聚丙烯熔喷过滤材料进行电晕驻极处理,通过测定聚丙烯熔喷驻极滤料的过滤效率和表面静电势,分析滤料表面正负电荷的分布以及表面静电势与滤料过滤效率的关系.结果表明:滤料表面的静电势呈现随机的正负分布,并且随着滤料表面平均静电势的提高,滤料的过滤效率提高.     

Fabrication of stretchable and high-filtration performance melt-blown nonwoven webs for PM0.3 aerosol filtration

Polypropylene (PP) is a semi-crystalline polymer that displays simple manufacturing, high stiffness, lightweight, chemical resistance, and inexpensive. However, PP has significant drawbacks, such as poor brittleness at low temperatures, high shrinkage ratio, and low impact resistance, which limit its development. Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) possesses recyclable and eco-friendly characteristics, along with the elasticity of rubber and exceptional mechanical properties. In this study, a flexible and high-filtration performance PP-TPU textile material was developed by melt-blowing for filtering PM_0.3 aerosols. For the first time, a melt-blown PP-TPU nonwoven was used as an air filter. The fiber morphological studies exhibited that addition of 10 and 20 wt.% TPU into PP resulted in a fiber diameter increment from 0.94 to 1.24 μm. Also, melt-blown PP-TPU forms helical fibers, which are different from fibers noticed in melt-blown PP. Corona-charged double-layer 80PP-20TPU nonwovens have a filtration efficiency of 99.25% and quality factor (QF) of 0.13 mm H₂O⁻¹ at an air flow rate of 95 L/min. Moreover, PP's tensile strength was increased by 72.22%, and elongation was raised by 38.1% with the addition of 20 wt.% TPU. Thus, PP-TPU melt-blown composites may bring novel perspectives into the design and development of high-performance filtering materials for a variety of applications.     

Effects of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) on Structure and Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) Meltblown Nonwoven

To obtain flexile poly(lactic acid)-based melt-blown nonwoven filtration material, poly(lactic acid)/poly(?-caprolactone) melt-blown nonwoven with various components were melt-spun by melt-blown processing in the Melt-blown Experiment Line. The 3 wt.% tributyl citrate to poly(?-caprolactone) was added in the composites as compatibilizer. The effect of poly(?-caprolactone) on the structure, morphology, mechanical and filtration properties of poly(lactic acid)/poly(?-caprolactone) melt-blown nonwoven was reported. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs revealed good dispersion of the additive in the fiber webs. The crystallinity of melt-blown webs with poly(?-caprolactone) was more than that of poly(lactic acid) alone. The tensile strength, ductility and air permeability of poly(lactic acid) melt-blown nonwovens were enhanced significantly. The input of poly(?-caprolactone) increased the diameter of fibers and decreased the filtration efficiency of poly(lactic acid)/poly(?-caprolactone) melt-blown nonwoven.     

Effect of modified ZnO nanoparticle on the properties of polylactide ultrafine fibers

Zinc oxide (ZnO) was modified with hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) to obtain hydrophobicity and used to reinforce polylactide (PLA), an environmentally friendly polymer. The PLA/HDTMS-modified ZnO (m-ZnO) nanocomposite prepared by adding m-ZnO to the PLA matrix was fabricated into ultrafine fiber using electrospinning. Neat PLA and PLA/ZnO were used for comparisons. Structural analysis of the nanoparticles proved that the ZnO was modified successfully, and that the modification affected dispersibility and hydrophobicity, as observed by morphological, visual, and water repellency tests. The morphological analysis of the electrospun ultrafine fabrics under suitable conditions confirmed that the nanoparticles were well incorporated, and the desired functional changes were observed. Measurement of water repellency and mechanical, thermal properties were used to analyze the effect of nanoparticle modification and composition on fabrics. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 47446.     

Preparation and Properties of PVDF/Fe3O4 Nanofibers with Magnetic and Electret Effects and their Application in Air Filtration

Electrospun electret filter material is widely studied because of its excellent removal effect on particulate matter from air streams. Here, a kind of high efficiency and low pressure drop nanofiber (NF) membrane with both electret effect and magnetic effect is developed, and compounded it with glass fiber mesh and polyester (polyethylene terephthalate) mesh to prepare a sandwich structure of NF anti‐haze window screen. Under the synergistic effect of magnetic particles, when the density is 2.06 g m^?2, the filtration efficiency of NF anti‐haze window screen can reach 99.95% for the fine particles below 0.3 µm, while the filtration pressure drop is only 58.5 Pa, with good light transmittance and excellent breaking strength (6.32 MPa). Therefore, polyvinylidene fluoride/Fe₃O₄ composite NF membrane has a potential application prospect in the field of air filtration.     

Dust Collection by a Fiber Bundle Electret Filter in an MVAC System

Electret filters are composed of thin, electrically charged fibers that are often utilized in industrial fields that require high collection efficiency with low flow resistance. A bundle-type electret filter in the Mechanical Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MVAC) system of a Metro-subway was characterized in this study. The particle penetration and pressure drop parameters were examined under a filtration velocity ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 m/s. Particle penetration increased significantly in the early stages of filtration, but then became steady. The filter quality, which is a useful index of the filtration performance incorporating pressure drop and filtration efficiency, was evaluated for the test filters. The fiber bundle filter demonstrated a higher filter quality than the mechanical filter or the general panel-type electret filter with a small drop in pressure even at a high filtration velocity. In addition, the three dimensional structure and high electrostatic charge of the fiber bundle filter would enable a long retention time and constant level of pressure drop throughout the filtration.     

Mechanical and electret properties of polypropylene unwoven fabrics reinforced with POSS for electret filter materials

A novel polypropylene/Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (PP/POSS) composite unwoven fabric with permanent electret was prepared through melt-blown process with corona charging. Field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD) were employed to investigate the morphology of the composite fibers and the distribution of POSS nanoparticles on the surface of the fibers, respectively. POSS acted as nucleating agent and accelerated the crystallization process during nonisothermal cooling. The utmost stable charge density of PP/POSS melt-blown unwoven fabric was improved by 78.4% compared with the neat PP unwoven fabric. The maximum value of collection efficiency measured by monodisperse polystyrene aerosol (PSL) (particle size: 0.3 μm) collection could reach 97.36% for PP/POSS composite melt-blown unwoven fabric, which improved by 9% compared with neat PP melt-blown unwoven fabric. Moreover, both stress and elongation at break of the PP/POSS melt-blown unwoven fabrics were improved compared with PP unwoven fabric.     

Outstanding performance of parylene polymers as electrets for energy harvesting and high-temperature applications

Parylene C is used in many applications due to its high properties but it remains a material with moderate performance as long as it is intended for use as an electret. Hence, the generally accepted idea, rightly so, in the scientific and industrial community not to necessarily select parylene (i.e., parylene C) for applications where the endurance of the electret is a strong criterion. Our study provided a new perspective on the performance of parylenes as electret. In this case, we will talk about fluorinated Parylenes of the VT-4 type and especially AF-4 variant. Their thermal stability is outstanding and a charge stability is almost total up to 100 °C. A 50% reduction in the charge is recorded at a temperature as high as of 220 °C (9 μm thick Parylene AF-4), making it one of the most efficient polymer electrets to date. Negatively and positively charged Parylene AF-4 electrets presented similar performance over long durations, which is out of ordinary for the commonly employed polymeric electrets. Finally, these fluorinated polymers are therefore particularly promising new candidates for applications in electret-based converters for energy harvesting. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137, 48790.     

Comparison of the relative performance efficiencies of melt-blown and glass fiber filter media for managing fine particles

The purpose of this study was to compare the performance efficiency of melt-blown and currently used glass fiber filter media under the same environmental conditions. To evaluate filter efficiency, filter class was determined according to ISO and European standards (EN 1822-1:2009) using an automated filter tester (0.3 μm size), taking into account particle filtration, fractional efficiency for negative pressure devices, and consumption of electrical power. The average fractional efficiency, quality factor (QF), fractional efficiency by dust loading amount, pressure by dust loading amount, and QF by dust loading amount were higher in the case of melt-blown media than in the case of glass fiber filters. The fractional efficiency of hydrocharged melt-blown filters was higher than that of uncharged media. Based on performance efficiency, melt-blown filters are more effective high efficiency particulate air filters than glass fiber media.

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Characterization of filter media prepared from aligned nanofibers for fine dust screen

Nanofibers for fine dust filters of four structures (random, aligned, orthogonal, and nanofiber net) were prepared by electrospinning method using polymers such as PAN and PA6. While conventional electret filters experienced deterioration problems in fine dust(PM_1.0) capture as its surface charge decayed, the electrospun nanofibers prepared contributed to the removal capacity. The filters from aligned fibers showed high quality factors ( q _F : filter performance indicator) and filtration efficiency from 22 to 50% depending on particle size than simple electret media at a face velocity of 15.92 cm/s. The fiber structure of nanofiber net (NFN) presented almost absolute collection efficiency, particularly on dust particles smaller than 300 nm. Furthermore, the composite filters which are composed both of a commercial electret mask filters and nanofiber nets effectively enhanced the overall filtration efficiency by 59.46%, resulting in more than 99% for PM_1.0. Consequently, electrospun polymer nanofibers offer a promising plausible mask filter material with air permeability. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 48166.     

聚乳酸复合空气过滤材料的制备及性能研究

以分子质量为7万的聚乳酸（PIA）为原料,分别用不同的溶剂制得两种纺丝液,并采用静电纺丝法将其分别纺在水刺无纺布和熔喷无纺布上,采用TSI8130仪器对阻力和效率进行测试,比较两者的过滤性能。结果表明：当纳米纤维膜厚度为2mm左右时,水刺非织造布与纳米纤维的复合材料过滤效率从近乎0提高到45．88％,当纳米材料厚度为1mm左右时,提高到26．12％;熔喷非织造布分别与1mm和2mm厚度的纳米纤维膜复合后过滤效率分别提高了23．7％和24．6％,但缺点是过滤阻力提高。     

多级结构静电纺纳米纤维膜在空气过滤领域研究进展

静电纺纳米纤维膜具有纤维直径小、比表面积大、孔隙率高等优势,使其在空气过滤领域具有广阔的应用前景。相比特殊结构的纳米纤维膜,常规的静电纺纤维膜堆积密度大、过滤阻力高,增加了在实际使用中的能源消耗。从静电纺纤维膜结构和过滤性能的角度探讨了高效低阻空气过滤纳米纤维膜的构筑,介绍了珠粒、突起和多孔结构纤维膜在空气过滤领域的研究进展,指出了多级结构静电纺纳米纤维膜是高效低阻空气过滤膜的重点研究方向。     

Study on correlation of filtration performance and charge behavior and crystalline structure for melt‐blown polypropylene electret fabrics

Melt‐blown polypropylene (PP) electret fabrics are widely used as air filter media due to the specific mechanism of electrostatic filtering. In this article, two additives, stearate and modified rosin, are doped to PP fabrics during melt‐blown process. The filtration performance of doped PP gets improved greatly, with filtration efficiency increased by 6% at room temperature but its temperature stability promoted dramatically. As a result, the filtration efficiency of doped PP still remains above 95% of its initial, whereas that of non‐doped PP only remains 58% at 110°C. By XRD characterization the structure modification is observed after doping. The crystallinity increases from 14.17% to 22.64% and 29.62%, respectively. Meanwhile, the crystallite has a smaller size, respectively, 89Å and 86Å as compared to 107Å for non‐doping in the direction vertical to lattice plane (110). This demonstrates that additive doping can give rise to larger crystallinity and more fine‐grained crystallite. Therefore, doped PP improves its charge storage behavior ascribing to expanding interface between crystallite and amorphous region and then enlarging charge trap density. Furthermore, the effect of additive doping on electret charge storage behavior is investigated by short‐circuit TSD, and the filtration performance can be explained relevantly with TSD. A charge storage profile is also adopted to illustrate that the space charge captured by charge traps is in the form of space‐charge dipole with the rigidity of crystallite. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42807.     

PP/PET混合型熔喷保暖材料的研制

研制了一种PP/PET混合型熔喷保暖材料,采用电子扫描显微镜分析了该熔喷材料的纤网形态结构,并对其透气性、保暖性以及力学性能等进行了测试。结果表明：加入PET纤维之后,材料的纤网空隙增大,其透气性能得到提高;当PET纤维的质量分数为50%时,材料的保温率高达62.47%,强度为6.5 N/5 cm,是一种优良的保暖材料。     

Electrostatic Capture Efficiency Enhancement of Polypropylene Electret Filters with Barium Titanate

This study reports on the effects of BaTiO₃—a high dielectric constant additive—addition on charging and filtration properties of meltblown polypropylene (PP) electret filters. Since electrostatic capture efficiency of electret filters is mainly dependent on electrical forces, surface potential and aerosol filtration properties were analyzed and compared. Due to quasi-permanent nature of electret property, stability of charging and filtration performance was also investigated via following an isothermal charge decay procedure. Addition of BaTiO₃ did not alter fiber morphology significantly. Particularly, the stability of electrostatic filtration performance was found to be promising with the addition of BaTiO₃. Possible microstructural changes after addition of BaTiO₃ were investigated via wide angle X-ray diffraction. Changes in crystal structure of PP upon addition of BaTiO₃ did not deteriorate electrostatic properties.

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纳米纤维膜在空气净化中的应用研究进展

面向空气净化的应用需要,开发高效净化材料已成为研究热点之一,其中具有相互连贯孔结构的纳米纤维膜在高效空气净化领域展示出巨大的应用前景。对于纳米纤维膜对空气净化效果的评估指标通常包括过滤效率和过滤阻力。本文介绍了串珠、蛛网和复合等结构纳米纤维膜的研究进展,分析了驻极式纳米纤维膜在高效除尘方面的应用现状,探讨了银纳米颗粒和半导体金属氧化物改性纳米纤维膜在抗菌和除有机易挥发性气体等多功能性空气净化中的应用可行性,指出了高效低阻、功能化是纳米纤维膜用于空气净化领域的研究重点。并提出今后应高度关注多污染物对纳米纤维空气净化膜性能的影响,深入研究具有多功能协同作用的纳米纤维空气净化膜,以期获得更广泛的应用。     

三叶异形聚乳酸纤维的熔融纺丝及其性能研究

以特性粘数1．51 dL／g的聚乳酸(PLA)为原料,采用三叶异形喷丝板一步法熔融纺丝制备出异形度为52％的三叶异形PLA纤维,研究了其热性能和机械性能。结果表明,PLA纤维的断裂强度和初始模量随拉伸倍数的增加而提高,经4倍拉伸,其断裂强度为2．39 cN／dtex,初始模量为17．27 cN／dtex。由于PLA的慢速冷却结晶过程,纤维在成形过程中形成不同晶层厚度的结晶结构。纺丝过程中纤维皮层结构受到更大的拉伸取向作用,并在纤维表面出现一定游离原纤化结构。     

聚乳酸纤维的耐酸碱性

针对织物在加工、后处理以及服用过程中经常会遇到化学试剂作用的问题,研究了聚乳酸纤维在不同pH值、温度、时间等条件下的耐酸碱性。利用强力仪、扫描电镜(SEM)等测试仪器,测试分析了经酸碱液处理的聚乳酸纤维。结果表明:在影响聚乳酸纤维耐酸碱性的温度、时间和pH值三个因素中,pH值和温度起主要作用;热碱液对聚乳酸纤维强度影响很大,高温长时间的强酸性条件对纤维的损伤也较大;100℃、pH值为11、处理90 min时,纤维已失去纤维功能。从化学原理上分析了酸碱对聚乳酸纤维性能的影响,并从理论上解释了聚乳酸经酸碱水解的机制。