Comparison of two filter media for nuclear, chemical and biological filter applications

Author

Xin Lu ; Zhiliang Liu ; Peng Peng ; Guoqing Wu

Author_Institution

Eng. Command Inst. of Chem. Defence, Beijing, China

Volume

8

fYear

2011

fDate

12-14 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

4004

Lastpage

4006

Abstract

In this article, the performance for nuclear, chemical and biological(NBC) filter applications of two filter media, microfiber and nanofiber, are compared. High filtration efficiency is needed for protection against airborne high-toxic particulate matter such as bacteria, viruses, chemical weapon agent(CWA) liquid aerosols and radioactive fine particles. Filter media based on micro glass fibre is widely used in NBC filters. Polymer based nanofibre composites are new candidates for filter media with high or ultra-high filtration efficiency. They offer many new and useful properties, but they also have some serious limitations in performance.

Keywords

glass fibres; microfiltration; nanocomposites; nanofibres; nanofiltration; polymer fibres; ultrafiltration; CWA; NBC filter application; airborne high-toxic particulate matter; chemical weapon agent; liquid aerosol; microfiber; microglass fibre; nuclear-chemical-biological filter application; polymer based nanofibre composite; radioactive fine particle; two filter media; ultrahigh filtration efficiency; Aerosols; Filtration; Loading; Lubricating oils; Media; Nanobioscience; Optical fiber filters; Filter media; NBC filters; comparison; microfibres; nanofibres;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin, Heilongjiang

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-087-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMEIT.2011.6023896

Filename

6023896