Research Article

Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Membranes for Filtration of Nanoparticles from Water

Table 2

Characterization of the PAN/TEOS solutions C-Si-1 to C-Si-3 and the average diameters of the PAN/TEOS nanofibers and CNF/Si mats.

Solution codePANPAN/TEOSViscosityConductivityPAN/TEOS nanofibers diameter CNF/Si diameter
(wt.%) (w/w) (cP) (μs/cm) (nm) (nm)

C-Si-167/313296244 ± 31158 ± 38
C-Si-287/328593300 ± 33193 ± 36
C-Si-3107/3647102487 ± 65387 ± 33