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Development of Antibacterial PTFE Hollow Fiber Membranes Containing Silver-carried Zirconium Phosphate as Air Filtration Units for the Removal of Ultrafine Particles

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Air pollution is becoming more and more severe, especially in developing countries given the ever-increasing levels of particulate matter, which usually carries viruses and bacteria, has drawn considerable attention as a major threat to public health. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) based antibacterial microfiltration hollow fiber membranes are fabricated using the cold-pressing method including paste extrusion, stretching and heating by adding silver-carried zirconium phosphate (AgZrP) into the lubricant and then mixed with PTFE powders. The AgZrP concentration has influences on membrane performance, such as morphology, tensile strength, thermal stability, filtration, and antifouling properties. The PTFE hollow fiber membranes containing 1 wt% AgZrP have a particle filtration efficiency of 97.7324 % for particles (0.3 μm) and 99.9984 % for particles (2.5 μm). The membranes, with AgZrP particles (≥1 wt%), possess high antibacterial activity and are capable of killing all the Escherichia coli (E. coli) and more than 98 % of the Staphylococci aureus (S. aureus) within 24 h of contact. After washing, the fouled filter media retains stable filtration performance and antibacterial property, indicating that AgZrP has a broad-spectrum and long-acting antibacterial activity. The PTFE/AgZrP hollow fiber membranes are supposed to be a candidate for its application in air filtration.

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We were sincerely grateful to the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21706238); Zhejiang Public Welfare Technology Application Research Funding Project (grant No. LGF19B060008); The Research Startup Fund of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (Grant No. 11152932612001).

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  1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Huan Xu, Xingyu Chen, Murong Chen, Jie Luo, Hailin Zhu & Yuhai Guo

  2. Zhejiang Dong Da Environment Engineering Co., Ltd., Zhuji, 311800, China

    Wangyong Jin

  3. Zhejiang Kertice Hi-Tech Fluor-Material Co., Ltd., Huzhou, 313000, China

    Hailin Zhu

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Xu, H., Chen, X., Chen, M. et al. Development of Antibacterial PTFE Hollow Fiber Membranes Containing Silver-carried Zirconium Phosphate as Air Filtration Units for the Removal of Ultrafine Particles. Fibers Polym 23, 423–435 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-022-3510-z

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