Gungor, MelikeToptas, AliCalisir, Mehmet DurmusKilic, Ali2024-09-292024-09-2920210032-38881548-2634https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.25780https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/3734Highly efficient polyamide 6 (PA6)-based nanofibrous air filter media was developed for particulate matter (PM) removal in the ambient atmosphere. The PA6 nanofibrous mats exhibited 85% PM0.3 capture performance at a cost of 164 Pa pressure drop when the multiple-nozzle solution blowing system was set to 8 m/h fabric winding speed. However, an increase in the winding speed at a constant feeding rate lowered the filtration efficiency to 62% due to the less amount of nanofibrous mats collected on the substrate. The application of electrical field at the same parameters allowed us to produce a filter media having FFP3-level filtration performance, which means 99% PM0.3 capture performance. This was attributed to a fine fiber diameter (116 nm), higher solidity value (0.149), and lower average pore size (2.28 mu m). These results show that the electrically assisted solution blowing provides a feasible route for the production of high-quality nanofibrous filter media.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessfiltrationnanofibernanotechnologypolyamidessolution blowingArticle10.1002/pen.257802-s2.0-85112749531256610Q2255761WOS:000685666100001Q3