Environmentally benign three-dimensional aerogels for air filtration and the mechanisms

• Main Author: Ma, Daphne Xiu Yun
• Other Authors: Lu Xuehong
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146137
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this PhD study, three-dimensional (3D), robust and highly-porous aerogels were employed as air filters because their large internal volume could promote higher removal efficiency of particulate matter (PM), especially for ultrafine particles, while their ultrahigh porosity could facilitate rel...