Tunable silica nanofibrous structures in view of resolving challenging purification and separation obstacles

Abstrakt

Electrospinning of polymer nanofibers has been studied extensively and has shown to be possible via stable, reproducible and controllable processes. The development of more inert nanofibers with higher thermal and chemical resistance extends the application field towards challenging purification and separation obstacles of today. By direct electrospinning of a tetraorthosilicate (TEOS) based sol–gel solution, without a sacrificing carrier polymer, dense ceramic silica nanofibers can be produced. A humidity or temperature induced wettability-switch from highly hydrophobic after electrospinning to superhydrophilic makes the resulting silica nanofibrous membranes ideal for fast gravity-driven separation, especially upon tuning the surface chemistry and the functionalization. This is showcased for the separation of immiscible liquids and the photocatalytic degradation of organic micro-pollutants.

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electrospinning, ceramic fibers, silica nanofibrous veil, separation, purification, purification, elektroprzędzenie, włókna ceramiczne, nanowłóknista krzemionka, separacja, oczyszczanie

Cytowanie

Loccufier E., Swanckaert B., Geltmeyer J., Deventer K., Van Hulle S.W.H., D’hooge D.R., De Buysser K., De Clerck K., Tunable silica nanofibrous structures in view of resolving challenging purification and separation obstacles. W: AUTEX 2022 : 21st World Textile Conference AUTEX 2022 - AUTEX Conference Proceedings, Lodz University of Technology Press, Lodz 2022, s. 301-305, ISBN 978-83-66741-75-1, doi: 10.34658/9788366741751.63.

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