Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T120 |
0-4 |
Sentence |
denotes |
3.1. |
T121 |
5-63 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Filtration Performance with Varied Disinfection Treatments |
T122 |
64-187 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Varied disinfection methods accessible to the general public were investigated for their effects on filtration performance. |
T123 |
188-287 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Without disinfection treatments, both respirators showed very high filtration efficiency of ≥99.5%. |
T124 |
288-503 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It should be noted that the filtration efficiency was measured after challenging the respective aerosols for 3 min (by the KF standard) [35], which corresponded to about 2.7 mg of NaCl and 8 mg of paraffin oil mass. |
T125 |
504-686 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The filtration performance against NaCl and paraffin oil aerosols were comparable, and the effects of various treatments on filtration of either aerosol were very similar (Figure 2). |
T126 |
687-843 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The resistances of respirators were mostly consistent regardless of treatments, except that laundering treatments slightly decreased the resistance of Resp. |
T127 |
844-846 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A. |
T128 |
847-962 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The physical characteristics of respirators before and after treatment were further investigated in later sections. |
T129 |
963-1124 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As for the filtration efficiency, the organic solvents such as IPA and EtOH, and detergent-laundering deteriorated the filtration efficiency of both respirators. |
T130 |
1125-1218 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Particularly for IPA and EtOH treatments, up to ~28% of efficiency was lost after treatments. |
T131 |
1219-1481 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Considering that the resistance of the solvent-treated samples was unchanged, it can be inferred that the solvents caused the reduction of filtration performance by affecting the electrostatic filtration capacity, rather than disrupting the structural integrity. |
T132 |
1482-1571 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Similarly, the filtration efficiency was notably reduced after laundering with detergent. |
T133 |
1572-1764 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As laundering with water barely affected the filtration efficiency, this indicates that the detergent negatively affected it, probably through an impact on the electrostatic capture mechanism. |
T134 |
1765-1911 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Physical treatments employing UV irradiation, oven-dry, and microwave irradiation caused little impact on the filtration efficiency or resistance. |
T135 |
1912-2169 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Previous studies reported the deteriorated performance with thermal treatment of electret filters [10,41], but most of the performance deterioration occurred with harsher conditions (120 °C, 48 h) and especially for materials with high dielectric constants. |
T136 |
2170-2367 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Aging the electret filter at an extremely high temperature can trigger the mobility of polymer chains and charge carriers, leading to the loss of charges and increased particulate penetration [41]. |
T137 |
2368-2606 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In this study, the polypropylene electret filters were treated by the oven-dry condition that was relatively mild and short-term (90 °C, 1 h); and for this reason, the oven-dry treatment caused negligible effect on the performance change. |
T138 |
2607-2852 |
Sentence |
denotes |
UV irradiation may influence the performance by causing the surface oxidation, turning the surface hydrophilic [42]; and the increased conductivity in a humid condition can lead to the loss of charges, reducing the filtration efficiency [43,44]. |
T139 |
2853-3000 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, UV irradiation, at the level of 10 W power with 253.7 nm wavelength, of this study did not significantly affect the filtration efficiency. |
T140 |
3001-3231 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The results in Figure 2 show that thermal (oven-dry and microwave) and UV treatments hardly affected the filtration performance, aside from the fact that microwaving is not recommended for the safety reasons with metal components. |
T141 |
3232-3310 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Samples laundered with water maintained the performance as the untreated ones. |
T142 |
3311-3429 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, the probable structural change, the torn coverweb (Figure S3), during the laundering procedure is of concern. |
T143 |
3430-3553 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thickness and porosity of filter webs after treatments showed little differences compared to the untreated webs (Table S1). |
T144 |
3554-3674 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The residues on fibers after detergent-laundering is also of concern in the regard of environmental impacts (Figure S5). |