Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials.

The present invention relates to high performance air filters made of a woven fabric and nanofiber filaments. An air filter, comprising a frame assembly (10), a filter assembly (11) attached to the frame assembly (10). The filter assembly (11) further comprises a woven filtering fabric (1) disposed within the frame assembly (10) and comprising calibrated woven strands, and a layer of nanofiber filaments (2) disposed on one side of the woven filtering fabric (1) forming a web of the nanofiber filaments (2) an open area between the strands of the woven filtering fabric (1).

Presented is a portable hand held e-cigarette shaped oxygen generator and air purifier. The device includes a suction body through which atmospheric air is forcibly introduced within a main body of the device during respiration, a solid oxygen filter adapted for holding solid oxygen, and a solid oxygen filter support having a dual cylindrical structure for housing and supporting the solid oxygen filter. The device further includes a solid oxygen filter support lid mountable over the solid oxygen filter support and is adapted for discharging device generated inhalable oxygen from the main body to a micro filter, a casing embodying the micro filter and operationally connected to a mouthpiece having an extension for mounting a straw. The atmospheric air introduced in the device reacts with the solid oxygen to generate inhalable oxygen after passing the atmospheric air through the dual cylindrical structure of the solid oxygen filter support.

The present invention relates to a filter medium, a filter arrangement for the filtration of gas-particle systems comprising such a filter medium, a method for depleting pathogens and/or allergens from the air and other gases by means of such a filter medium, and the use of the filter medium for depleting pathogens and/or allergens from the air and other gases. The filter medium includes at least one acid-functionalized layer comprising at least one carrier material and at least one fruit acid having a pks1 value of 0 to 7. The at least one acid-functionalized layer is free of added C.sub.8 to C.sub.18 fatty acids and their esters and amides thereof. The at least one acid-functionalized layer contains the at least one fruit acid in an amount of 2 wt. % to 30 wt. %, based on the total weight of the at least one acid-functionalized layer.

A high-adsorption-performance nanofiber filter medium includes a support material and a composite nanofiber filtration layer that includes multiple nanometer composite nanofiber layers deposited and stacked on the support material. The nanometer composite nanofiber layer includes first, second, and third nano-powder composite nanofibers, which are uniformly mixed by means of an airflow or are sequentially laminated to form the nanometer composite nanofiber layer. The nanometer composite nanofiber layer formed through sequential lamination includes first, second, and third nanofiber layers. The first nanofiber layer includes multiple first nano-powder composite nanofibers. The second nanofiber layer is stacked on the first nanofiber layer and includes multiple second nano-powder composite nanofibers. The third nanofiber layer is stacked on the second nanofiber layer and includes multiple third nano-powder composite nanofibers. The composite nanofiber filtration layer is formed of multiple nanometer composite nanofiber layers, so that the high-adsorption-performance nanofiber air filter medium shows improved performance.

An electrostatic adsorption mask is provided. The mask comprises two straps, a mask body, a filtering layer and a tiny power. The filtering layer is located in the mask body and comprises a first carbon nanotube layer, a second carbon nanotube layer and an insulated porous layer. The insulated porous layer is located between the first carbon nanotube layer and the second carbon nanotube layer. The first carbon nanotube layer and the second carbon nanotube layer are electrically coupled with the tiny power. An electric field is existed between the first carbon nanotube layer and the second carbon nanotube layer.

A filter may remove PM.sub.2.5 and/or other airborne pollutants, which filter has fibers of an average diameter of no more than 500 nm, the fibers of at least 90 wt. % polyacrylonitrile, relative to all fibers in the filter; and a catalyst of at least 90 wt. % TiO.sub.2, relative to all catalytic metals in the filter, dispersed onto the fibers. The fibers need not be charged. The TiO.sub.2 may be condensed or precipitated onto the fibers out of a liquid containing the TiO.sub.2 and the fibers by simple methods. The catalyst may be activated by UV irradiation to decompose particulate matter having an average particle size of 2.5 μm or less, i.e., PM.sub.2.5, and/or other airborne pollutants from air. Such filters may be implemented around areas of vehicle traffic, e.g., as elements of traffic lights, and may be used to controllably purify polluted air.

Filter media and filters, such as air filters, face masks, gas turbine and compressor air intake filters, panel filters and the like, are provided that include nanoparticles dispersed throughout at least a portion of the filter media. A filter media comprises a fiber substrate with a first surface and an opposing second surface. The filter media includes nanoparticles disposed within the fiber substrate at least between the first and second surfaces such that an area density of the nanoparticles decreases from the first surface towards the second surface. This density gradient formed by the nanoparticles through at least a portion of the substrate improves the performance characteristics of the filter. The nanoparticles increase the overall surface area within the fiber substrate, which may increase its filtration efficiency and allows for the capture of submicron contaminants without significantly compromising other factors, such as pressure drop or air flow through the filter.

A nanofiber filter includes: a first support having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a first nanofiber filter layer disposed on the rear surface of the first support; a second nanofiber filter layer disposed on a rear surface of the first nanofiber filter layer; a third nanofiber filter layer disposed on a rear surface of the second nanofiber filter layer; and a second support disposed on a rear surface of the third nanofiber filter layer.

Described here is an air filter comprising a substrate and a network of polymeric nanofibers deposited on the substrate, wherein the air filter a removal efficiency for PM.sub.2.5 of at least 70% when a light transmittance is below 50%. Also described here is an electric air filter comprising a first layer adapted to receive a first electric voltage, wherein the first layer comprises an organic fiber coated with a conductive material. Further described is an air filter for high temperature filtration, comprising a substrate and a network of polymeric nanofibers deposited on the substrate, wherein the air filter has a removal efficiency for PM.sub.2.5 of at least 70% at a temperature of a least 70° C.