Study on the membrane adhesive strength of PTFE membrane-coated needle-felt filter
The Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)membrane may detach from the substrate during long-term use,which significantly influences the filtration performance of the PTFE membrane-coated needle-felt filters.Therefore,the adhesive strength between the PTFE membrane and substrate attracts more and more attention.In the present study,five types of commercial PTFE membrane-coated needle-felt filters were selected for the evaluation of membrane adhesive strength.The parameters influencing the membrane adhesive strength were also analyzed.The results show that the filter media with PTFE substrate exhibits the highest membrane adhesive strength at 0.074 MPa among all the tested PTFE membrane-coated needle-felt filters.In contrast,the filter media with Polyimide(P84)substrate shows the lowest membrane adhesive strength at 0.027 MPa.The membrane adhesive strength of the remaining filter media with the substrate of aramid,Polyphenylene Sulfide(PPS),and glassed fiber+P84 is in the range of 0.027-0.029 MPa.Through analysis,it is observed that the hot-pressing temperature,which greatly depends on the types of substrate materials,may influence the membrane adhesive strength of filter media.Moreover,the area ratio of fibers on the surface of the needle-felt substrate also affects the membrane adhesive strength.Among the five types of air filters in the present study,the area ratio of fibers on the surface of the PTFE needle-felt filter substrate is the largest(>80%).Additionally,the filtration performance of the needle-felt filter media was evaluated before and after the membrane detachment.The results demonstrate that membrane detachment significantly impacts the filtration performance of PTFE membrane-coated needle-felt filter media.The filtration efficiency of needle-felt filter media with the P84 substrate for PM2.5 decreases from 95.25%to 78.66%.The results achieved in the present study can contribute to the selection of membrane-coated needle-felt filter media and the enhancement of membrane adhesive strength.
safety and hygiene engineering technologyindustrial dust collectionmembrane filter mediaPolytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)filtration efficiency