Nanofibrous Polymeric Membranes for Air Filtration Application: A Review of Progress after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
; 2023.
Article
Dans Anglais
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2303201
ABSTRACT
Air pollution is one of the major global problems causing around 7 million dead per year. In fact, a connection between infectious disease transmission, including COVID-19, and air pollution has been proved COVID-19 consequences on human health are found to be more severe in areas characterized by high levels of particulate matter (PM). Therefore, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the production of air filtration devices with high filtration efficiency has gained more and more attention. Herein, a review of the post-COVID-19 pandemic progress in nanofibrous polymeric membranes for air filtration is provided. First, a brief discussion on the different types of filtration mechanism and the key parameters of air filtration is proposed. The materials recently used for the production of nanofibrous filter membranes are presented, distinguishing between non-biodegradable polymeric materials and biodegradable ones. Subsequently, production technique proposed for the fabrication of nanofibrous membranes, i.e., electrospinning and solution blow spinning, are presented aiming to analyze and compare filtration efficiency, pressure drop, reusability and durability of the different polymeric system processed with different techniques. Finally, present challenges and future perspectives of nanofibrous polymeric membranes for air filtration are discussed with a particular emphasis on strategies to produce greener and more performant devices. © 2023 The Authors. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
air filtration; air pollution; COVID-19; fibers; nanofibers membranes; particulate matter; polymeric membranes; Biodegradable polymers; Efficiency; Electrospinning; Membranes; Microfiltration; Nanofibers; Particles (particulate matter); Reusability; Disease transmission; Filtration devices; Filtration efficiency; Global problems; Human health; Infectious disease; Nano-fibrous; Nanofiber membrane
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
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2023
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