METAL OXIDE NANOFIBRE FILTER

摘要

A substantially ceramic nanofilter in the form of a hierarchical structure of layers of metal oxide nanofibre non-woven meshes with increasing filtration ability on top of a mechanically strong but relatively porous substrate allows for high flux with nanometre separation capability. The nanofilter has application in the water purification, dairy, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and radioactive material processing industries. Particularly important, is the application of the nanofilter to filtering out viral and bacterial pathogens from water and air.