International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

Porous and non-porous electrospun fibres from discarded expanded polystyrene

Oluwagbemiga Alayande1,3*, Samuel Olatubosun1, Oluwaseun Adedoyin1, Olalekan Deborah2, ,Olayinka Sanda1 , Adeniyi Fasasi1, Olugbenga Dare3, Gabriel Osinkolu1, John Ajao1 and David Pelemo1
  1Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2Physics Advance Laboratory, Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja. 3Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 31 January 2012
  •  Published: 31 March 2012

Abstract

 

In this study, we report the electrospinning of expanded polystyrene (E-PS) in xylene and tetrahydrofuran to produce microfibres. The aim is to develop a viable technique for waste polystyrene electrospun fibers for various applications. The E-PS was dissolved in xylene and tetrahydrofuran (THF), spun at voltage range of 10 to 28 kV keeping the spinning distance constant. The E-PS was characterized with Fourier transform infra red spectrophotometer (FTIR) and fibres obtained were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The diameter of the fibres formed is in the range of 1.0 to 25.0 µm. The results obtained clearly justify the use of discarded E-PS as an inexpensive substitute for the specialized polymer carriers commonly used in electrospinning work.

 

Key words: Electrospinning, fibre, expanded polystyrene.

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