Volatile organic compound removal by filter media functionalized with zinc oxide nanowires for hard disk drives | |
| Author | Anchalee Manosin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-12-65 |
| Subject(s) | Nanowires Volatile organic compounds Polypropylene fibers Zinc oxide Hard disks (Computer science) |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Mechatronics, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-12-65 |
| Abstract | Growth of ZnO nanowires on polypropylene fibers of filter media used in present hard disk drive applications have been successfully carried out by hydrothermal growth method. Experiments were done to study the photocatalytic property of ZnO nanowires to degrade volatile organic compounds and a standard test contaminant, methylene blue, to investigate the ability of the innovative filter media with ZnO nanowires for organic outgassing filtration. Under UV light exposure, the tested contaminant degraded very fast by using the innovative filter media with ZnO nanowires compared to the conventional filter media. Moreover, organic outgassing filtration was also significantly improved. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-12-65 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Dutta, Joydeep |
| Examination Committee(s) | Hornyak, Gabor L.;Duangporn Sompongse |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Western Digital (Thailand) Co., Ltd;NECTEC;Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2012 |