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Nanomaterials (Basel)

Title:		Fabrication of Functional Polyurethane/Rare Earth Nanocomposite Membranes by Electrospinning and Its VOCs Absorption Capacity from Air
Author(s):		Ge JC; Choi NJ;
Address:		"Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Jeonjusi 561-756, Jeollabuk-do, Korea. freedefeng@naver.com. Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Jeonjusi 561-756, Jeollabuk-do, Korea. njchoi@jbnu.ac.kr"
Journal Title:		Nanomaterials (Basel)
Year:		2017
Volume:		20170311
Issue:		3
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/nano7030060
ISSN/ISBN:		2079-4991 (Print) 2079-4991 (Electronic) 2079-4991 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a source of air pollution and are harmful to both human health and the environment. In this study, we fabricated polyurethane/rare earth (PU/RE) composite nanofibrous membranes via electrospinning with the aim of removing VOCs from air. The morphological structure of PU/RE nanofibrous mats was investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) experimental analyses. A certain amount of RE (up to 50 wt. % compared to PU pellets) nanoparticles (NPs) could be loaded on/into PU fibers. The tensile strength of PU/RE nanofibrous membranes decreased slightly with the increasing RE powder content. The PU nanofiber containing 50 wt. % RE powder had the smallest fiber diameter of 356 nm; it also showed the highest VOC absorption capacity compared with other composite membranes, having an absorption capacity about three times greater than pure PU nanofibers. In addition, all of the PU/RE nanofibrous membranes readily absorbed styrene the most, followed by xylene, toluene, benzene and chloroform. Therefore, the PU/RE nanofibrous membrane can play an important role in removing VOCs from the air, and its development prospects are impressive because they are emerging materials"
Keywords:		VOCs electrospinning nanocomposites polyurethane rare earth;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEGe, Jun Cong Choi, Nag Jung eng Switzerland 2017/03/25 Nanomaterials (Basel). 2017 Mar 11; 7(3):60. doi: 10.3390/nano7030060"