Use of Allophane as Face Mask Filter for Coronaviruses (Sars-Cov-2)
| Autor: | Magdalena Diaz, Edward H. Jiménez Calderon, Marco Rosero |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0303 health sciences
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Chemistry business.industry Mechanical Engineering Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences Mechanics of Materials Filter (video) Face (geometry) 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing General Materials Science Computer vision Artificial intelligence Allophane business 030304 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Key Engineering Materials. 878:62-72 |
| ISSN: | 1662-9795 |
| DOI: | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.878.62 |
| Popis: | The traditional mouth cover masks can be made by hand. But with the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic, these masks have special requirements and we will have to use these until at least 2022. Therefore, the current technological problem is what must be the appropriate filter nanomaterial (cuprum, zinc, zeolite or Allophane) to absorb and/or destroy coronaviruses. In addition, the preparation of this specific purpose mask must be certified, easy to manufacture and inexpensive. Taking these requirements into account, there is a suitable nanomaterial called Allophane, which has active centers of silicon and aluminum (Si / Al), which rapidly absorb micro droplets and nanodrops of water [3, 5] nm. Coronaviruses are microscopically embedded in water droplets. To build an absorbent filter that also destroys coronaviruses, we can use some organic surfactant in optimal proportions and that works cooperatively with Allophane. The physicochemical properties of natural Allophane were studied. For the characterization, analytical techniques were used: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), BET surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Chemisorption and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). In addition, the Navier Stokes 3D equations were studied, which allow us studying molecular dynamics contributing substantively to chemical kinetics describing the process of absorption of water and decomposition of water + coronavirus. |
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