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Electrospun polyacrylonitrile/magnetic Fe3O4–polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes nanocomposite fibers with enhanced filter performance for electrets filter media

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Magnetic Fe3O4–polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) particles with Si-OH were prepared by hydrosilylation reaction between the Fe3O4–SiH and POSS with hydroxyl and vinyl groups. The magnetic Fe3O4–POSS particles were characterized by using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The magnetic saturation value of Fe3O4–POSS particles was 18.77 emu/g. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/Fe3O4–POSS nanofibers mats were subsequently fabricated by electrospinning technique. The electret properties of PAN/Fe3O4–POSS nanofibers mats and their aerosol filtration property as electrets filter media were characterized. The stability of the surface potential was remarkably improved and the surface potential retention reached 50% for PAN/Fe3O4–POSS mats with 1 wt% Fe3O4–POSS. Compared with pure PAN, the charge retention of PAN/Fe3O4–POSS was increased by 21% and reached 52.40%. Moreover, the collection efficiency increased and the filter resistance decreased when the PAN nanofibers with Fe3O4–POSS were used as electrets filter media. Our study provided an effective method to prepare novel filter materials with high efficiency and low resistance.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of National Natural Science Foundation (31371014), the Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology (13JCZDJC32500), and National Key Technology R&D Program (2011BAE10B01).

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    Xiaoyan Song, Guoqing Cheng & Bowen Cheng

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Song, X., Cheng, G., Cheng, B. et al. Electrospun polyacrylonitrile/magnetic Fe3O4–polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes nanocomposite fibers with enhanced filter performance for electrets filter media. Journal of Materials Research 31, 2662–2671 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2016.271

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