Cyclodextrin functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) electrospun nanofibers for organic vapors waste treatment
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 365; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.memsci.2010.09.037
ISSN1873-3123
AutoresTamer Uyar, Rasmus Havelund, Yusuf Nur, Abidin Balan, Jale Hacaloğlu, Levent Toppare, Flemming Besenbacher, Peter Kingshott,
Tópico(s)Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
ResumoPoly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanofibers containing the inclusion complex forming beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) were successfully produced by means of electrospinning in order to develop functional nanofibrous webs for organic vapor waste treatment. Electrospinning of uniform PMMA nanofibers containing different loadings of β-CD (10%, 25% and 50% (w/w)) was achieved. The surface sensitive spectroscopic techniques; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) showed that some of the β-CD molecules are present on the surface of the PMMA nanofibers, which is essential for the trapping of organic vapors by inclusion complexation. Direct pyrolysis mass spectrometry (DP-MS) studies showed that PMMA nanowebs containing β-CD can entrap organic vapors such as aniline, styrene and toluene from the surroundings due to inclusion complexation with β-CD that is present on the fiber surface. Our study showed that electrospun nanowebs functionalized with cyclodextrins may have the potential to be used as molecular filters and/or nanofilters for the treatment of organic vapor waste and air filtration purposes.
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