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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Reduction in Olfactory Discomfort in Inhabited Premises from Areas with Mofettas through Cellulosic Derivative-Polypropylene Hollow Fiber Composite Membranes.

Paul Constantin Albu, Andreia Pîrțac, Ludmila Motelica, Aurelia Cristina Nechifor, Geani Teodor Man, Alexandra Raluca Grosu, Szidonia-Katalin Tanczos, Vlad-Alexandru Grosu, Gheorghe Nechifor

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Paul Constantin AlbuRadioisotopes and Radiation Metrology Department (DRMR), National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN) Horia Hulubei, 023465 Măgurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6082-830X
Andreia PîrțacAnalytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3238-1672
Ludmila MotelicaNational Research Center for Micro and Nanomaterials, Department of Science and Engineering of Nanomaterials and Oxide Materials, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3371-4136
Aurelia Cristina NechiforAnalytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8891-8948
Geani Teodor ManAnalytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandra Raluca GrosuAnalytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Szidonia-Katalin TanczosDepartment of Bioengineering, University Sapientia of Miercurea-Ciuc, 500104 Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania.
Vlad-Alexandru GrosuDepartment of Electronic Technology and Reliability, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 061071 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4263-7048
Gheorghe NechiforNational Research Center for Micro and Nanomaterials, Department of Science and Engineering of Nanomaterials and Oxide Materials, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7148-926X

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Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide is present in active or extinct volcanic areas (mofettas). The habitable premises in these areas are affected by the presence of hydrogen sulfide, which, even in low concentrations, gives off a bad to unbearable smell. If the living spaces considered are closed enclosures, then a system can be designed to reduce the concentration of hydrogen sulfide. This paper presents a membrane-based way to reduce the hydrogen sulfide concentration to acceptable limits using a cellulosic derivative-propylene hollow fiber-based composite membrane module. The cellulosic derivatives considered were: carboxymethyl-cellulose (NaCMC), P1; cellulose acetate (CA), P2; methyl 2-hydroxyethyl-cellulose (MHEC), P3; and hydroxyethyl-cellulose (HEC), P4. In the permeation module, hydrogen sulfide is captured with a solution of cadmium that forms cadmium sulfide, usable as a luminescent substance. The composite membranes were characterized by SEM, EDAX, FTIR, FTIR 2D maps, thermal analysis (TG and DSC), and from the perspective of hydrogen sulfide air removal performance. To determine the process performances, the variables were as follows: the nature of the cellulosic derivative-polypropylene hollow fiber composite membrane, the concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the polluted air, the flow rate of polluted air, and the pH of the cadmium nitrate solution. The pertraction efficiency was highest for the sodium carboxymethyl-cellulose (NaCMC)-polypropylene hollow fiber membrane, with a hydrogen sulfide concentration in the polluted air of 20 ppm, a polluted air flow rate (Q

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cellulose acetatecomposite membraneshydrogen sulfide separationhydroxyethyl–cellulosemethyl 2–hydroxyethyl–cellulosepolluted airsodium carboxymethyl–cellulose

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