Biodegradable Biconstituent Melt-Blown Nonwovens for Air Filtration: Fabrication and Characterization

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dc.authoridAkgul, Yasin/0000-0001-5643-5968
dc.contributor.authorEticha, Andinet Kumella
dc.contributor.authorAkgul, Yasin
dc.contributor.authorPakolpakcil, Ayben
dc.contributor.authorUnlu, Oguz Kagan
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Salih Birhanu
dc.contributor.authorCug, Harun
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Ali
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T15:54:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T15:54:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractMelt-blown polypropylene (PP) is extensively used in air filtration due to its low cost, low weight, and easy processing, but there are increasing environmental concerns due to its non-degradability. On the other side biodegradable polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA) present insufficient strength and limited toughness. Polymer blending is a well-known approach to reach optimum properties from at least two polymers. This study aims to produce biodegradable PP-PLA-based filter materials that possess enhanced elasticity and superior filtration performance. The addition of PLA raises the average fiber diameter (AFD), causing the PP-PLA filters to have AFD ranging from 0.73 to 0.91 mu m. However, the incorporation of zinc stearate (ZnSt) decreased the melt viscosity, resulting in thinner fiber formations with AFD ranging from 0.6 to 0.75 mu m for PP-PLA-ZnSt. The efficiency of the corona-charged optimized sample (double-layer 75PP-25PLA-ZnSt) showed 97.42% particle capture efficiency and filtration performance of 0.12 mmH(2)O(-1). Despite the presence of hydrophobic surfaces in all filter materials, the addition of ZnSt further improves the resistance to surface wettability. 75PP-25PLA-ZnSt filter material exhibits high stretchability, with a maximum tensile strength of 380 +/- 70 kPa. The proposed tricomponent (PP-PLA-ZnSt) approach would be used to reduce the environmental impact of non-degrading polymers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKarabuk University; Iron and Steel Institute Laboratory of Karabuk Universityen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors express their utmost gratitude and extend their sincere thanks to the Iron and Steel Institute Laboratory of Karabuk University and the TEMAG Laboratory of Istanbul Technical University for their invaluable support in the characterization process.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12221-024-00634-0
dc.identifier.endpage2873en_US
dc.identifier.issn1229-9197
dc.identifier.issn1875-0052
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85199387291en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2855en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-024-00634-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/4173
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001275208200001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKorean Fiber Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofFibers and Polymersen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPolypropyleneen_US
dc.subjectPolylactic aciden_US
dc.subjectMelt-blowingen_US
dc.subjectPM0.3 aerosol filtrationen_US
dc.titleBiodegradable Biconstituent Melt-Blown Nonwovens for Air Filtration: Fabrication and Characterizationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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