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17-08-2022 | Review Paper

Nanocellulose-based membrane as a potential material for high performance biodegradable aerosol respirators for SARS-CoV-2 prevention: a review

Authors: Tido Tiwa Stanislas, Ketty Bilba, Rachel Passos de Oliveira Santos, Cristel Onésippe-Potiron, Holmer Savastano Junior, Marie-Ange Arsène

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 15/2022

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The controversy surrounding the transmission of COVID-19 in 2020 has revealed the need to better understand the airborne transmission route of respiratory viruses to establish appropriate strategies to limit their transmission. The effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19 has led to a high demand for face masks. This includes the single-use of non-degradable masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators by a large proportion of the public, leading to environmental concerns related to waste management. Thus, nanocellulose-based membranes are a promising environmental solution for aerosol filtration due to their biodegradability, renewability, biocompatibility, high specific surface area, non-toxicity, ease of functionalization and worldwide availability. Although the technology for producing high-performance aerosol filter membranes from cellulose-based materials is still in its initial stage, several promising results show the prospects of the use of this kind of materials. This review focuses on the overview of nanocellulose-based filter media, including its processing, desirable characteristics and recent developments regarding filtration, functionalization, biodegradability, and mechanical behavior. The porosity control, surface wettability and surface functional groups resulting from the silylation treatment to improve the filtration capacity of the nanocellulose-based membrane is discussed. Future research trends in this area are planned to develop the air filter media by reinforcing the filter membrane structure of CNF with CNCs. In addition, the integration of sol–gel technology into the production of an air filter can tailor the pore size of the membrane for a viable physical screening solution in future studies.

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Title: Nanocellulose-based membrane as a potential material for high performance biodegradable aerosol respirators for SARS-CoV-2 prevention: a review
Authors: Tido Tiwa Stanislas
Ketty Bilba
Rachel Passos de Oliveira Santos
Cristel Onésippe-Potiron
Holmer Savastano Junior
Marie-Ange Arsène
Publication date: 17-08-2022
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 15/2022
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04792-3

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