High-air
humidity, especially condensation into droplets under
the influence of temperature, can pose a serious threat to air purification
filters. This report introduces the use of methyltrimethoxysilane
(MTMS) for the silanization hydrophobic modification of cellulose
nanofibers (CNFs) and obtains an air filter with super-hydrophobicity
(CA = 152.4°) and high-efficiency filtration of particulate matter
(PM) through the freeze-drying technology. The antihumidity performance
of CNFs filters that undergo hydrophobic modification in high-humidity
air is improved. Especially in the case of high-humidity air forming
condensed water droplets, the increase in the rate of filtration resistance
of the hydrophobically modified CNFs filter is much lower than that
of the unmodified filter. In addition, the water-vapor-transmission
rate of the hydrophobically modified filter is improved. More importantly,
adding MTMS can regulate the porous structure of CNFs filters and
improve the filtration performance. The specific surface area and
the porosity of the filter are 26.54 m2/g and 99.21%, respectively,
and the filtering effects of PM1.0 and PM2.5 reach 99.31 and 99.75%, respectively, while a low-filtration resistance
(42 Pa) and a quality factor of up to 0.122 Pa–1 are achieved. This work has improved the application potential of
high-performance air-purification devices to remove particulate pollution
and may provide useful insights to design next-generation air filters
suitable for application in high-air humidity.
Excellent
triboelectric charge density and hydrophobicity are achieved
on cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) by employing a simple and environmentally
friendly approach to aminosilane modification of a CNF film. The positive
charges on the CNF surface obtain gigantic enhancement, and a CNF-based
triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with enhanced performance and moisture
resistance is prepared. The performance of this functional CNF-based
TENG can show outstanding output stability when the environmental
humidity is 70%. Meanwhile, this TENG can respond to a variety of
human activities, including pressing, stretching, bending, and twisting,
indicating outstanding flexibility, and it can still be used to monitor
the state of human movement in a human sweat environment. This work
is expected to provide more insights and possibilities for application
of such a functional CNF-based TENG in self-powered wearable electronics.
Using clean and sustainable stochastic
energy from the environment
to eliminate pollution caused by gaseous aldehydes would be an effective
strategy to achieve the sustainable development of energy and preserve
the environment. Here, a piston-based triboelectric nanogenerator
(P-TENG) was used to enhance gaseous acetaldehyde absorption and photocatalytic
degradation. An external electric field could be generated on a conductive
substrate by the P-TENG, converting wind energy into electricity.
This made it possible to efficiently degrade gaseous acetaldehyde
in the photocatalytic system. Driven by a light breeze (3.0 m/s),
the acetaldehyde removal rate of the system reached 63% within 30
min. The presence of an external electric field could generate more
hydroxyl radicals (•OH), superoxide radicals (•O2
–), and holes (h+), which has a positive effect on the photocatalytic degradation
of acetaldehyde. The design and concept of this study not only realized
the efficient conversion of renewable and sustainable random energy
but also could be applied to the efficient removal of gaseous aldehydes,
providing an effective way to create a cleaner environment.
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