Synthesis of hybrid hydrophobic composite air filtration membranes for antibacterial activity and chemical detoxification with high particulate filtration efficiency (PFE)

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 260, Issue , 2015, Pages 801-808

  Vanangamudi, Anbharasi ^a   Hamzah, Sakinah ^a   Singh, Gurdev ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Air filtration membranes; Antibacterial activity; Chemical detoxification; Composite hydrophobic membrane; Electrospinning; Particulate filtration efficiency (PFE)

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTRATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; PARTICULATE FILTRATION;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 84907495098     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.08.062     Document Type: Article

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