The present application relates to a multifunctional filter medium and a method of manufacturing the same. The multifunctional filter medium of the present application is capable of significantly reducing fine dust, harmful microorganisms, and toxic gases and reducing a pressure decrease during filtration due to exclusion of high-density nanofiber, thereby minimizing energy required for filtration and exhibiting sufficient filtration performance as a single filter medium.

An air filtration membrane includes a substrate and a network of electrospun polymeric nanofibers deposited on the substrate, wherein the air filtration membrane has a minimum air filtration efficiency of between MERV 13 and HEPA filtration. One or more layers of the air filtration membrane can include applied antimicrobial nanoparticles.

Method for preparing a catalytic fabric filter comprising the steps of a) providing a fabric filter substrate, preferably consisting of glass fibers, having a gas inlet surface and a gas outlet surface, the gas inlet surface is coated with a polymeric membrane, preferably consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene; b) providing an aqueous impregnation liquid comprising one or more catalyst metal precursor compounds; c) impregnating the fabric filter substrate with the impregnation liquid; and d) drying and thermally activating the impregnated fabric filter substrate at a temperature below 300 C. to convert the one or more metal compounds of the catalyst precursor to their catalytically active form, wherein the drying of the impregnated fabric filter substrate in step d) is performed from the gas outlet surface.

Fiber webs that may be coated and used in filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the fiber web is a non-woven web that is coated with a resin comprising fibers. For example, the resin may include fibers that have sizes (e.g., diameters) in the nano or micron range. In some cases, the fibers distributed within the resin are fibrillated fibers. The respective characteristics and amounts of the fibers in the resin may be selected to impart desirable properties including enhanced mechanical properties and filtration properties (e.g., relatively high strength and air permeability), amongst other benefits.

A catalyzed fabric filter substrate and a method of preparing the substrate comprising the steps of a) providing a fabric filter substrate b) providing an aqueous impregnation liquid comprising an aqueous hydrosol of one or more catalyst metal precursor compounds dispersed on nanoparticles of an oxidic metal carrier, a surfactant and a dispersing agent selected from the group of primary amines; c) impregnating the fabric filter substrate with the impregnation liquid; and d) drying and thermal activating the impregnated fabric filter substrate at a temperature below 300? C. to convert the one or more metal compounds of the catalyst precursor to their catalytically active form.

The present invention provides a filter element for a blood processing filter, comprising a nonwoven fabric, wherein the rebound strength per unit basis weight (g/m.sup.2) before steam heat treatment is 0.3 (N.Math.m.sup.2/g) or larger.

A method and system for temperature control in catalytic oxidation of hazardous compounds to protect the catalytic system against thermal overload by means of injecting adsorbing ammonia reagent, in order to reduce the exothermic reaction from oxidation and the resulting temperature rise.

Provided is a polycarbonate resin powder, including a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, in which an amount of particles each having a particle diameter of 300 m or less in an entirety of the powder is 60 mass % or less.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a gas adsorbent, a gas adsorption sheet, a filter medium, and an air filter that are excellent in gas component adsorption capacity and excellent in long-term stability of the adsorption capacity and also re-release little odor after being used as an air filter. A main object of the present invention is to provide a gas adsorbent that contains an acid-impregnated activated carbon, a base-impregnated activated carbon, and an aldehyde adsorbent.

A filter media can include a fiber coated with a barrier coating that is substantially non-reactive to reactive species, and a photocatalytic coating disposed on the barrier coating, wherein the photocatalytic coating generates reactive species in response to illumination with optical radiation.