Influence of fiber diameter, fiber combinations and solid volume fraction on air filtration properties in nonwovens

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1948-1959

  Payen, Julien ^a,b   Vroman, Philippe ^a,b   Lewandowski, Maryline ^a,b   Perwuelz, Anne ^a,b   Callé Chazelet, Sandrine ^c   Thomas, Dominique ^c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b GEMTEX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

aerosol filtration; fiber blends; fibrous filter; spunlaced nonwovens

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FILTRATION; NONWOVEN FABRICS; TEXTILE BLENDS; VOLUME FRACTION; WEAVING;

AEROSOL FILTRATION; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER BLENDS; FIBROUS FILTERS; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION; SPUN-LACED NONWOVENS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

AIR FILTERS;

EID: 84868034824     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512449066     Document Type: Article

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