Martina Roso et al 2008 Nanotechnology 19 285707 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/28/285707
Martina Roso1, Subramanian Sundarrajan2, Damian Pliszka2, Seeram Ramakrishna2,3,4,5 and Michele Modesti1,5
Show affiliationsA multicomponent membrane based on polysulfone nanofibers and titanium dioxide nanoparticles is produced by the coupling of electrospinning and electrospraying techniques. The manufactured product can satisfy a number of conflicting requirements begetting its technical and functional versatility as well as the reliability of the process.
As nanoparticle dispersion is a critical issue in nanoparticle technology, their distribution and morphology have been extensively studied before and after electrospraying, and process optimization has been carried out to obtain nanoparticles uniformly spread over electrospun nanofibers. These membranes have been proved to be a good candidate for supported catalysis due to the photocatalytic activity of TiO2, tested for degradation of CEPS, a mustard agent simulant. At the same time, an effective improvement in filtering properties in terms of pressure drop has also been studied.
81.16.-c Methods of nanofabrication and processing
82.50.Hp Processes caused by visible and UV light
81.07.-b Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Issue 28 (16 July 2008)
Received 25 March 2008, in final form 23 April 2008
Published 3 June 2008
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