PMID- 33395254 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210114 IS - 1944-8252 (Electronic) IS - 1944-8244 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan 13 TI - Fiber-Based Gas Filter Assembled via In Situ Synthesis of ZIF-8 Metal Organic Frameworks for an Optimal Adsorption of SO(2): Experimental and Theoretical Approaches. PG - 1620-1631 LID - 10.1021/acsami.0c19957 [doi] AB - For environmental protection from exposure to airborne toxic gases, metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn great attention as gas adsorbent options, with their advantages in chemical tailorability and large porosity. To develop a fiber-based gas filter that is effective against SO(2) gas, zeolite imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) was applied to polypropylene nonwoven by various methods. Among the tested methods, the sol-gel impregnation method showed the highest ZIF-8 loading efficiency. There existed an optimal loading of ZIF-8 for the maximum adsorption efficiency, and it was associated with the accessibility of gas molecules to the ZIF-8 pores and active sites. Dominant adsorption processes and mechanisms were investigated by fitting the theoretical sorption models to experimental data. The results demonstrate that the increased ZIF-8 loading to fibers, beyond a certain level, may hinder the diffusivity and increase the barrier effect, eventually decreasing the adsorption efficiency. This study is novel and significant in that a multifaceted approach, including experimental analysis, theoretical investigation, and computational modeling, was made for scrutinizing the intricate phenomena occurring in the gas sorption process. The results of this study provide the fundamental yet practical information on the manufacturing considerations for the optimal design of MOF-loaded fibrous adsorbents. FAU - Lee, Jinwook AU - Lee J AD - Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Kyeongeun AU - Lee K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3910-7281 AD - Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. AD - Reliability Assessment Center, FITI Testing & Research Institute, Seoul 07791, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Jooyoun AU - Kim J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5043-9378 AD - Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. AD - Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210104 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces JT - ACS applied materials & interfaces JID - 101504991 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - ZIF-8 OT - adsorption OT - barrier OT - diffusion OT - kinetics OT - simulation OT - sulfur dioxide OT - theoretical model EDAT- 2021/01/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/05 06:01 CRDT- 2021/01/04 17:06 PHST- 2021/01/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/04 17:06 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acsami.0c19957 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Jan 13;13(1):1620-1631. doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c19957. Epub 2021 Jan 4.