Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 11, Issue 46, Pages 43188-43199Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15219
Keywords
electrospun fiber; polysulfonamide; air filtration; boehmite electret; composite fiber
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21802079]
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [2018M642605]
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To address the challenge of high-temperature air filtration, a novel electreted polysulfonamide/polyacrylonitrile-boehmite (PSA/PAN-B) composite nanofiber based filter was developed via electrospinning for effective high-temperature dust removal. In this study, the spinnability of PSA was greatly improved by adding a small amount of PAN as an auxiliary polymer, and the introduction of a boehmite electret further significantly reinforced the properties of PSA fibers. As a result, the PSA/PAN-B membrane exhibited a high filtration efficiency (up to 99.52 +/- 0.32%), low pressure drop (45.16 +/- 1.39 Pa), excellent flexibility, good mechanical properties, high thermal stability (up to approximately 300 degrees C), and superior chemical resistance. Through data analysis and 3D simulation, the important benefits of the boehmite electret in the optimization of the PSA fibrous membrane performance were determined: it increases the charge storage capacity, constructs a rough surface morphology, improves the specific surface area, and enhances the mechanical properties. More importantly, the PSA/PAN-B film possessed a robust PM2.5 purification capacity, and the particulate matter removal efficiency was kept unchanged after high-temperature, acid, or alkali treatment-a performance derived from the intrinsic molecular structure of PSA. The PSA/PAN-B composite fibrous membrane, with excellent comprehensive properties, is a promising candidate for air filters, especially in harsh environments, further broadening the applications of PSA and providing new insight into the design of high-performance filters with high-temperature and corrosion resistance.
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