Table 1.
Material properties and filter media characteristics.
PAN | PVDF | PP1 | PP2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Surface Energy (mJ/m2) [34,35,36,37,38,39] | 44.0 ~ 54.1 | 25.5 ~ 36.5 | 27.2 ~ 32.6 | |
εr (100 Hz, 1 MHz) [31,32] | 4.2 | 8.4 ~ 8.9 | 2.2 ~ 2.6 | |
Tg (°C) [40] | 95.5 ~ 105 | −50 ~ −20 | −20 ~ −10 | |
Tm (°C) [41] | 300 ~ 320 | ~ 175 | ~ 173 | |
Web type | electrospun | electrospun | meltblown | |
Weight (g/m2) (n = 5) | 2.4 (± 0.26) | 5.1 ( ± 0.28) | 47.3 (± 1.01) | 28.9 (± 0.64) |
Thickness (mm) (n = 5) | 0.28 (± 0.02) | 0.30 ( ± 0.03) | 0.34 (± 0.02) | 0.29 (± 0.02) |
Fiber diameter (μm) (n = 30) | 0.55 (± 0.13) | 1.01 (± 0.36) | 2.49 (± 0.87) | 3.44 (± 1.71) |