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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Fly Ash-Incorporated Polystyrene Nanofiber Membrane as a Fire-Retardant Material: Valorization of Discarded Materials.

Mira Park, Yun-Su Kuk, Oh Hoon Kwon, Jiwan Acharya, Gunendra Prasad Ojha, Jae-Kyoung Ko, Ha-Sung Kong, Bishweshwar Pant

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Mira ParkCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju 55338, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1896-0558
Yun-Su KukConvergence Research Division, Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency (KCARBON), Jeonju 54853, Korea.
Oh Hoon KwonResearch and Development Division, Korea Institute of Convergence Textile, Iksan 54588, Korea.
Jiwan AcharyaCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju 55338, Korea.
Gunendra Prasad OjhaCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju 55338, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7807-3272
Jae-Kyoung KoCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju 55338, Korea.
Ha-Sung KongDepartment of Fire Protection and Disaster Prevention, Woosuk University, Wanju 55338, Korea.
Bishweshwar PantCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju 55338, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0261-2938

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2018 M3C1B5052283National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2019R1A2C1004467
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reusing or recycling waste into new useful materials is essential for environmental protection. Herein, we used discarded polystyrene (PS) and fly-ash (FA) particles and a fabricated fly-ash incorporated polystyrene fiber (FA/PS fiber) composite. The electrospinning process produced continuous PS fibers with a good distribution of FA particles. The prepared nanofibers were characterized by state-of-the-art techniques. The performances of the composite nanofibers were tested for fire-retardant applications. We observed that the incorporation of FA particles into the PS fibers led to an improvement in the performance of the composite as compared to the pristine PS fibers. This study showed an important strategy in using waste materials to produce functional nanofibers through an economical procedure. We believe that the strategy presented in this paper can be extended to other waste materials for obtaining nanofiber membranes for various environmental applications.

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electrospinningfire-retardantfly-ashpolystyrenewaste materials

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PMID36364587
PMCPMC9656177

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