RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 34
·20155-20161
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IF 3.119
Jinshan Cao,Zhiqiang Cheng,Lijuan Kang,Meng Lin,Lihao Han
PM2.5, due to its small particle size, strong activity, ease of the attachment of toxic substances and long residence time in the atmosphere, has a great impact on human health and daily production. In this work, we have presented patterned nanofiber air filters with high optical transparency, robust mechanical strength and effective PM2.5 capture capability. Here, to fabricate a transparency air filter by a facile electrospinning method, we chose three kinds of patterned wire meshes with micro-structures as negative receiver substrates and directly electrospun polymer fibers onto the supporting meshes. Compared with randomly oriented nanofibers (named “RO NFs” in this paper) and commercially available facemasks, the patterned air filters showed great mechanical properties, and the water contact angles on their surfaces were about 122–143° (the water contact angle for RO NFs was 81°). In addition, the patterned nanofibers exhibited high porosity (>80%), and their mean pore size was about 0.5838–0.8686 μm (the mean pore size of RO NFs was 0.4374 μm). The results indicate that the transparent patterned air filters have the best PM2.5 filtration efficiency of 99.99% at a high transmittance of ∼69% under simulated haze pollution.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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公共卫生
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Journal of Thoracic Disease
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2018
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IF 1.804
Xiaoxia Lu,Huicong Fu,Feng Han,Yurong Fang,Jiali Xu,Liqiong Zhang,Qing Du
Background Urban particulate matter (PM) contributes to the increasing number of people with asthma, which is closely related to the development of industrialization. Especially, PM with an aerodynamic diameter of <2.5 µm (PM2.5) enhances the risk of damaging respiratory organs. It has reported that PM2.5-induced pathological changes could be considered as a remarkable molecular mechanism of PM2.5-mediated cytotoxicity in respiratory disease and even lung cancer. Methods In this study, we have investigated the effects of PM2.5 on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma mice and the therapeutic effect of Lipoxin A4 (LXA 4 ) on improving the poor pathology. Results The exposure of PM2.5 showed that both cytokines of T helper-2 (Th2) cells and transcription factors of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) were significantly increased, and inflammatory cell infiltration occurred in lung tissue. The LXA 4 was used to treat asthma, which was an effective option in reducing inflammatory cytokines and relieving pathological symptoms, probably by regulating the Th1/Th2 balance. Conclusions These results suggest that PM2.5-induced inflammation plays a key role in the progression of asthma mice. In addition, LXA 4 has a significant therapeutic effect on asthma, which indicates the direction for the treatment of asthma related inflammatory diseases.
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免疫学
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呼吸病学
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环境健康
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2018
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IF 5.158
Shanshan Ma,Meiyun Zhang,Jingyi Nie,Jiaojun Tan,Bin Yang,Shunxi Song
A biodegradable cellulose-based air filter (Ag-MOFs@CNF@ZIF-8) with multi-layer structure was fabricated by in situ generation of double-component metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and reinforcement of cellulose nanofiber (CNF). It exhibits good filtration performance, gas adsorption, antibacterial activity and mechanical property. The presence of MOFs could enhance the interaction between the filter and particulate matter (PM) and significantly improve the specific surface area of the composite filter. Thus, the filtration efficiency of the composite filter could reach 94.3% for PM 2.5 and the nitrogen adsorption capacity increased to 109 cm 3 g −1 . Furthermore, the Ag-MOFs@CNF@ZIF-8 filter exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli with an inhibition zone diameter of 18.1 mm. The compressive strength of the composite filter could be up to 501 kPa, approximately 3.8 times higher than that of pure cellulose filter. Herein, this composite filter has a great application potential in PM 2.5 removal, toxic gas adsorption and healthcare fields.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 9.136
Yankang Deng,Miaomiao Zhu,Tao Lu,Qingwei Fan,Wenjing Ma,Xiaoli Zhang,Long Chen,Huihua Min,Ranhua Xiong,Chaobo Huang
Air pollution has seriously affected human health and the atmospheric environment. Preparation of fiber membrane with hierarchical structure provides an advanced method for high-performance air filtration. However, indistinctive secondary structure and complicated preparation present constantly in the formation of fiber with hierarchical structure, inevitably limited in the application of air filtration. In this work, a typical granular-convex structure was created in the surface of thermal-crosslinked sodium phytate/polyvinyl alcohol (T-PANa/PVA) fiber via green preparation. Unique secondary structure endowed fiber with efficient physical interception and polar adsorption, which exhibited excellent the removal of air pollutants (removal of PM 2.5 high than 99.9% while low air resistance of 36.5 Pa). In addition, due to the exist of crosslinked network, T-PANa/PVA fiber membrane expresses water-resistant and mechanical properties . This work provides a positive strategy to fabricate hierarchical fiber membranes via green preparation for high-performance air filtration, which is expected to substitute traditional air filtration materials and adapt to the sustainable development of future.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 3.206
Lanyun Fang,Yumei Zhang,Beibei Lu,Li Wang,Xunping Yao,Ting Ge
The present paper proposed an analytical method for speciation analysis of inorganic antimony in inhalable particulate matter, PM2.5, using high performance liquid chromatography coupling with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS). A new extraction method consisted of reducing extraction and oxidizing extraction using EDTA as the key component in the extractant has obtained better extraction yield and preserves stability of both species during the extraction process. Stability of Sb species in EDTA-saturated nitric or tartric acid solution and in aqueous solution were carefully investigated. Using the optimized conditions, the method allows for the determination of Sb(III) and Sb(V) in PM2.5 samples with limits of 0.10 and 0.06 ng m −3 , respectively. The precision, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD), was always lower than 8.5% and 6.6% for Sb(III) and Sb(V), respectively. The spiked recovery rates of Sb species at three different concentration levels were in the range of 90.0–110.0%. The extraction yield of the sequential extraction process confirmed by analysis of a certified reference material of urban particulate matter, NIST1648a, furnished by National Institute of Standards and Technology was 60%. This method was applied to determine Sb(III) and Sb(V) in PM2.5 samples collected in urban area in Ningbo City, China. The results showed that both Sb(V) and Sb(III) were found in most of the samples analyzed, Sb(V) being the main one, which represents 69–87% of the total Sb extracted in the considered samples, whereas Sb(III) represents the remaining 13–31%.
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分析化学
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Frontiers of Materials Science
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2023
·Vol. 17
·期 4
·1-12
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IF 2.7
Huang Jingda,Wang Yi,Cai Yuxin,Liang Yipeng,Lin Shite,Wang Enfu,Zhong Jinhuan,Zhang Wenbiao,Sheng Kuichuan
It is still a challenge to prepare a water- and polymer-based electrospun air filter film with high efficiency filtration, low pressure drop, and good mechanical properties. To address this issue, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was employed as the main material, mixing polyethyleneimine (PEI), bamboo-based activated carbon (BAC) and cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) to construct the air filter film by electrostatic electrospinning. In this system, the negatively charged BAC and CNC are fixed in the system through bonding with the positively charged PEI, showing a double adsorption effect. One is the mechanical filtration of the porous network structure constructed by PVA@PEI electrospun nanofibers, and the other is the electrostatic adsorption of PM2.5 on the surface of BAC and CNC. It is significant that the resulting composite air filter displays a high filtration efficiency of 95.86%, a pressure drop of only 59 Pa, and good thermal stability. Moreover, the introduced methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) endows it with good water-resistance. Given these excellent performances, this system can provide theoretical and technical references for the development of water- and polymer-based electrospun air filter film.
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环境工程
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 3.9
Liang Yuan,Wang Kai,Liu Simeng,Shi Jian,Liu Fan,Morikawa Hideaki,Zhu Chunhong
Toluene (C 7 H 8 ) is a representative volatile organic compound (VOC) that poses a significant threat to the atmospheric environment and human health. Catalytic oxidation has shown demonstrated advantages in the field of air purification, but precious metal catalysts have significant limitations by their high cost and scarcity. This study used hydrothermal synthesis to prepare manganese dioxide nanowires with a diameter of approximately 100 nm. A multi-scale fiber membrane was constructed with mullite nanofibers, which can effectively remove PM 2.5 and toluene from the air. The filtration efficiency of the composite fiber membrane remaind above 99% at different air flow rates. It can achieve complete oxidation of toluene, and after five cycles of testing, the removal rate of toluene remains at 99.2%, demonstrating good catalytic performance. MnO 2 nanowire/mullite multi-scale fiber membrane has shown great potential for indoor air purifier filters.
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环境科学
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材料工程
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空气污染控制
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 61
·期 20
·2451-2461
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IF 3.4
Jingda Huang,Shite Lin,Yipeng Liang,Enfu Wang,Yu Miao,Wenbiao Zhang,Kuichuan Sheng
It is still a serious challenge to construct a water-soluble polymer-based air filtration membrane with high efficiency and good mechanical properties by electrospinning. In the study, using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyacetylimide (PEI) as the main materials, both nanocellulosic crystal (CNC) and zinc oxide (ZnO) as the synergistic reinforcers and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) as the hydrophobic modifier, the electrospun PVA/PEI/CNC/ZnO composite nanofibrous membrane with dual air filtration mechanisms was established. One of the mechanisms was the interception of the three-dimensional network structure built by the composite nanofibrous membrane, the other was the electrostatic adsorption provided by CNC. Based on the dual air filtration mechanisms, the filtration efficiency of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) reached 98.20%. Moreover, the composite nanofibrous membrane displayed a good thermal stability and could still maintain more than the filtration efficiency of 83% and low-pressure drop after treatment at 200 °C for 1 h. Moreover, the composite nanofibrous membrane could still maintain the filtration efficiency (97.3%) and low-pressure drop (110.7 Pa) after five washing cycles after filtration, reflecting good reusability. Interestingly, the PVA/PEI/CNC/ZnO composite nanofibrous membrane was simple to produce and demonstrated excellent filtration efficiency, as well as excellent thermal stability, which could be an effective barrier against PM2.5 invasion. Graphical
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 9.965
Zhengren Yang,Yuhua Zhen,Yao Feng,Xiaolin Jiang,Zheng Qin,Wenjie Yang,Yuanyue Qie
A systematic study was performed on PM2.5 filtration and photodegradation performance of polyacrylonitrile @TiO 2 / zeolitic imidazolate framework-8（PTZ）hybrid membrane. The hybrid membrane was prepared by electrospinning technique and in situ Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) synthesis. The optimized membrane maintained a good PM2.5 capture efficiency (greater than 99%) and a pressure drop of 34 Pa. The larger specific surface area and higher pore structure enhance the filter interception effect and electrostatic interaction, which can have high applications for the filtering of PM2.5. In addition, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is uniformly coated on the surface of polyacrylonitrile @ TiO 2 (PT) nanofiber to form N -Ti-O bonds, thus reducing the reorganization of electron-hole pairs and improving the efficiency of photodegradation. Compared with PT, the hybrid structure formed by PTZ has a higher degradation efficiency for PM2.5 (increased from 66% to 85%). The produced PTZ membrane exhibits a promising future in the collection and green degradation of PM2.5.
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环境科学
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BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
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2020
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IF 4.971
Tongling Xia,Chun Chen
Nanofiber filter media can potentially reduce exposure to PM 2.5 in indoor environments because of the filters’ high particle-removal efficiency. To facilitate such filter use, this study conducted a series of experiments to understand the evolution of wetting liquid aerosols, taking incense particles as an example, on nanofiber filter media and the influence of this evolution on PM 2.5 removal efficiency and pressure drop. Scanning electron microscope images were also taken to observe the nanoscale interactions between incense particles and the nanofiber network. The results show that the PM 2.5 removal efficiency at first decreased as the loading mass increased, because interactions between the particles and the nanofiber network enlarged the pores. The evolution of pressure drop may consist of two stages, i.e., a first stage with a linear relationship, and a second stage with a steep increase in pressure drop with the loading mass. When the pore size became small enough, in addition to inertial impaction and Brownian diffusion , the capture mechanism of interception also became significant. Consequently, the second stage, with a steep increase, tended to occur. Finally, methods for establishing empirical equations for PM 2.5 removal efficiency and pressure drop as a function of loading mass were proposed.
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TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
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2022
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IF 4.46
Lin Leilei,Qiu Wenke,Luo Yuyuan,Lin Sihang,Sun Xue,Chen Weiqiang,Ye Lianbao,Wang Ying,Li Yan,Li Ming
Liver fibrosis has the potential to progress into liver cirrhosis , liver failure, and even death. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation play a central role in liver fibrosis, and persistently damaged hepatocytes secrete soluble factors that activate transdifferentiation of HSCs into myofibroblasts. Our previous studies indicated that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can activate HSCs by stimulating hepatocytes to secrete TGF-β1. However, whether PM2.5 activates HSCs by regulating oxidative stress in hepatocytes remains uncertain. Oleanolic acid (OA) has been widely used in the clinic for hepatoprotection in Chinese medicine. In the present study, OA-loaded nanoparticles (OA-NP) with high solubility were used to attenuate the activation of HSCs induced by PM2.5-treated hepatocytes, and further studies were performed to explore the mechanism in which OA-NP plays a vital part. Our results showed that consistently PM2.5 treatment induced oxidative stress in hepatocytes. Moreover, the activation of HSCs induced by PM2.5-treated hepatocytes was reversed by antioxidant N -acetylcysteine treatment. Hence, PM2.5 may participate in the activation of HSCs by regulating oxidative stress in hepatocytes. Using a co-cultivation system, our results proved pretreatment with OA-NP significantly attenuates the activation of HSCs induced by PM2.5-exposed hepatocytes. In addition, the TGF-β1 expression and oxidative stress in hepatocytes with PM2.5 treated were reduced by the incubation with OA-NP. These observations demonstrated that OA-NP protects against the activation of HSCs by decreasing the TGF-β1 level and oxidative stress in PM2.5-exposed hepatocytes.
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药理学
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毒理学
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细胞生物学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 8.6
Yu Miao,Haichao Xu,Enfu Wang,Yipeng Liang,Zepeng Wang,Kuichuan Sheng,Chunping Dai,Wenbiao Zhang,Jingda Huang
It is unquestionably a great challenge to develop elastic cellulose nanofibril (CNF) based aerogels satisfying both excellent oil-water separation and efficient PM2.5 removal. In this work, the CNF based aerogel with a layer-support structure was design through CNF as the aerogel scaffold and compositing with bamboo activated charcoal (BAC) and Fe 3 O 4 as the functional particles, followed by hydrophobic modification. The resultant aerogel displays ultra-low density (30.12 mg/cm 3 ), good specific surface area (25.38 m 2 /g), magnetism (9.44 emu/g) and superhydrophobicity (water contact angle (WCA) of 153.8° and slide angle (SA) of 7°). Benefiting from high internal porosity of the layer-support structure, the system shows excellent absorption efficiency (16.79–51.93 g/g) for various oils and filtration efficiency (97.85 ± 1.2%) for PM2.5 with a low pressure drop (58 Pa). As well as it also shows outstanding mechanical properties and able to maintain a high recovery of 75.4% at 50% strain (corresponding 25.29 kPa) due to the flexibility of the “support” structure given by methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS). Based on its simple preparation and excellent properties, the magnetic and superhydrophobic CNF/Fe 3 O 4 @BAC composite aerogel shows great potential in multifaceted separation technique and recycling of natural resources.
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