Preparation and characterization of an electrospun PLA-cyclodextrins composite for simultaneous high-efficiency PM and VOC removal

Palmieri, Silvia, Pierpaoli, Mattia, Riderelli, Luca, Qi, Sheng ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1872-9572 and Letizia Ruello, Maria (2020) Preparation and characterization of an electrospun PLA-cyclodextrins composite for simultaneous high-efficiency PM and VOC removal. Journal of Composites Science, 4 (2). ISSN 2504-477X

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Abstract

Electrospinning is known to be a facile and effective technique to fabricate fibers of a controlled diameter-distribution. Among a multitude of polymers available for the purpose, the attention should be addressed to the environmentally compatible ones, with a special focus on sustainability. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a widespread, non-toxic polymer, originating from renewable sources and it can degrade into innocuous products. While the production of fibrous membranes is attractive for airborne particles filtration applications, their impact on the removal of gaseous compounds is generally neglected. In this study, electrospun PLA-based nanofibers were functionalized with cyclodextrins, because of their characteristic hydrophobic central cavity and a hydrophilic outer surface, in order to provide adsorptive properties to the composite. The aim of this work is to investigate a hybrid composite, from renewable sources, for the combined filtration of particulate matter (PM) and adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Results show how their inclusion into the polymer strongly affects the fiber morphology, while their attachment onto the fiber surface only positively affects the filtration efficiency.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Pharmaceutical Materials and Soft Matter
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2020 00:07
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2024 14:46
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/75703
DOI:	10.3390/jcs4020079

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