Effect of Solvent Exposure on the Filtration Performance of Electrostatically Charged Polypropylene Filter Media

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Kim, Jooyoun ^a   Hinestroza, Juan P ^b   Jasper, Warren ^a   Barker, R L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

electret filter media; electric force microscopy; filtration

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRETS; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; FIBERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRET FILTER MEDIA; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION; POLYPROPYLENE FILTERS;

ELECTRIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

FILTER; FILTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; SOLVENT;

EID: 60149107174     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508090887     Document Type: Article

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