Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:02:48
Major
Chemical Engineering - Cooperative Education
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to evaluate working parameters for the corona spinneret to create electrospun fibers/ fiber mat. This project was set-up using a Box-Behnken design of experiment. The working parameters were investigated by performing the electrospinning process, altering the working conditions, collecting the electrospun fibers. The scope of this project includes three primary operational conditions: distance between the spinneret and the collection plate, the viscosity (weight percent) of PEO in the spinning solution and the weight percent of NaCl in the spinning solution. The distance between the spinneret and the collection plate were varied to 18 cm, 24.5 cm and 31 cm. The weight percent’s of PEO in solution that were used were 3, 4 and 5 percent. The weight percent’s of NaCl used were 0, .05 and .1. It was found that at 18cm, the apparatus, generally, had difficulty creating electrospun fibers and resulted in large pools of liquid on the collection plate. At 31 cm, the apparatus had difficulty generating fibers as well. At the 24.5 cm, distance the apparatus produced fibers. It was found that adding NaCl in either concentration negatively impacted the apparatus’ ability to produce electrospun fibers.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Judit Puskas
First Reader
Dr. Carin Helfer
Second Reader
Jozsef Kantor
Recommended Citation
Neill, Nicholas, "Electrospinning Aqueous Solutions of Poly(ethylene oxide) using a Corona-type Apparatus" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 723.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/723