Abstract:
Disclosed are apparatus, system, and method for enhancing air purification efficiency regarding a gaseous medium passing through an opening. Included is a high voltage source that creates an effective voltage field across the opening; and at least one charge bleeding element constructed and arranged to maintain an effective voltage field across the opening.
Abstract:
Methods of preparing polymeric webs include hot melt blending of thermoplastic resins and processing aids. The process aids include hindered amine N-substituted succinimide oligomers. The webs prepared from the blends may be in the form of films or non-woven fibrous webs. Non-woven microfiber webs are useful as filtration media. Among the polymeric webs produced are electret webs. The processing aids also function as charge-enhancing additives for the electret webs.
Abstract:
Electret webs are presented which include a blend of a thermoplastic resin and a charge-enhancing additive. The charge-enhancing additives include a heterocyclic imide material which is free of fluorinated groups. The webs prepared from the blends may be in the form of films or non-woven fibrous webs. Non-woven microfiber webs are useful as filtration media.
Abstract:
Reinforced filter media are prepared by adhering discrete, non-intersecting strands of thermoplastic or thermoset materials to the filter media web. The filter media may be a fabric, a nonwoven web or a filtering foam. The reinforced filter media can be used to prepare respirators, including flat-fold respirators or molded respirators.
Abstract:
Materials are disclosed which can enhance the electrostatic charge of electret materials. The materials comprise N-substituted amino carbocyclic aromatic compounds of the formula R1R2N-Ar(G)n where Ar is an aryl group, the group R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, the group R2 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or substituted alkyl, and each G is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, substituted alkyl, or -NR3R4 where each R3 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or substituted alkyl, and each R4 is independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or substituted alkyl, and Ar is a phenyl group when n is 5, a naphthalene group when n is 7, and an anthracene group when n is 9.
Abstract translation:公开了可以增强驻极体材料的静电电荷的材料。 这些材料包括式R 1 R 2 N -Ar(G)n的N-取代的氨基碳环芳族化合物,其中Ar是芳基,基团R 1是氢,烷基,烯基,炔基,芳基,杂烷基或取代的烷基,烯基,炔基, 基团R 2是烷基,烯基,炔基,芳基,杂烷基或取代的烷基,每个G独立地是氢,烷基,烯基,炔基,芳基,杂烷基,取代的烷基或-NR 3 R 4,其中每个R 3独立地是氢,烷基,烯基 ,炔基,芳基,杂烷基或取代的烷基,并且各R 4独立地为烷基,烯基,炔基,芳基,杂烷基或取代的烷基,当n为5时,Ar为苯基,n为7时为萘基, 组n为9时。
Abstract:
An electret article that includes a polymeric material that has electric charge imparted thereto, that has one or more heteroatoms, that has a fluorosaturation ratio of less than 200, and that has an atomic percent fluorine of greater than about 40%. The inventive electret article is resistant to charge degradation upon exposure to high temperatures for prolonged time periods.
Abstract:
A flat-fold respirator is made from a stiff filtration panel joined to the remainder of the respirator through at least one line of demarcation. The panel contains a porous monocomponent monolayer nonwoven web that contains charged intermingled continuous monocomponent polymeric fibers of the same polymeric composition and that has sufficient basis weight or inter-fiber bonding so that the web exhibits a Gurley Stiffness greater than 200 mg and the respirator exhibits less than 20 mm H2O pressure drop. The respirator may be formed without requiring additional stiffening layers, bicomponent fibers, or other reinforcement and can be flat-folded for storage. Scrap from the manufacturing process may be recycled to make additional stiff filtration panel web.
Abstract:
Highly active, low pressure drop catalyst systems. Catalytically active material is provided on at least a portion of the channel sidewalls of a body comprising one or more flow-through channels. The channel sidewalls preferably bear a charge, e.g., an electrostatic or electret charge, to help adhere the catalytically active material to the sidewall. The catalytically active material preferably includes gold provided on a particulate support, and PVD techniques are used to deposit catalytically active gold onto the support. Optionally, the gold-bearing particulates may be charged as well in a manner to facilitate attraction between the particulates and the sidewalls.
Abstract:
Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively fine, nanoporous guest particles are coated or otherwise provided on surfaces of relatively coarser activated carbon particles. Catalytically active gold may be deposited onto one or both of the guest or host materials either before or after the guest and host materials are combined to form the composite host material. PVD is the preferred catalyst system of depositing gold.
Abstract:
Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support.