Title: | Laser induced porous electrospun fibers for enhanced filtration of xylene gas |
Author(s): | Cheng J; Li H; Zhou J; Lin Z; Wu D; Liu C; Cao Z; |
Address: | "Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China. National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering (Changzhou University), Changzhou, 213164, China. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China; Changzhou University Huaide College, Changzhou, 213016, China. Electronic address: chunlin301@hotmail.com. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China. Electronic address: zcao@cczu.edu.cn" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122976 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-3336 (Electronic) 0304-3894 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "With the development of industry, the harm caused by volatile organic compound (VOC) gases to the human body has received much attention. This study reveals as the first attempt to apply laser irradiation technique to the preparation of porous electrospun fibers with excellent low-concentration VOC gases adsorption properties. The laser-sensitive polycarbonate (PC) fibers prepared from electrospinning was treated in air by scanning with a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) pulsed laser beam to achieve porous structure. During the laser irradiation process, a series of changes such as melting, thermal degradation, and carbonization of the polymer fibers can change the surface structure. The morphology of the porous structure is related to the degree of laser-induced carbonization, and the laser current is an important parameter for determining the degree of laser-induced carbonization of a particular polymer. The results indicate that porous carbon structures can be created on the surface of the fiber membrane by controlling the degree of laser-induced carbonization, and a highly xylene gas adsorption efficiency is exhibited. This study may provide useful insights for developing electrospun porous fibers with VOC adsorption by simple, effective and environmentally friendly laser post-processing process" |
Keywords: | Adsorption Electrospinning Laser irradiation Polycarbonate Porous structure VOC gases; |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINECheng, Junfeng Li, Hao Zhou, Jun Lin, Zhixiong Wu, Dun Liu, Chunlin Cao, Zheng eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2020/06/12 J Hazard Mater. 2020 Nov 15; 399:122976. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122976. Epub 2020 May 21" |