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Effect Of Nanofiber Morphology On Pvdf Air Filter Performance, Andrew W. Marton
Effect Of Nanofiber Morphology On Pvdf Air Filter Performance, Andrew W. Marton
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) can be formed into small nanofibers by electrospinning that are useful for a variety of applications. Air filters produced with PVDF are known to capture ionic particles with high efficiency. Existing studies have focused on the effects of electrospinning conditions on nanofiber morphology. In this study fibers were generated with varying morphologies. Air filters were then made from each sample and then characterized by TSI. Air filters were found to have increased resistances relative to their capture efficiencies according to particle diameter. Capture efficiencies did not correlate strongly with particle diameter, and the presence of beads in …