Uyar, TamerHavelund, R.Nur, Y.Balan, A.Hacaloglu, J.Toppare, L.Besenbacher, F.Kingshott, P.2016-02-082016-02-0820101873-3123http://hdl.handle.net/11693/22076Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanofibers containing the inclusion complex forming betacyclodextrin (_-CD) were successfully produced by means of electrospinning in order to develop functional nanofibrous webs for organic vapor waste treatment. Electrospinning of uniform PMMA nanofibers containing different loadings of _-CD (10%, 25% and 50% (w/w)) was achieved. The surface sensitive spectroscopic techniques; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) showed that some of the _-CD molecules are present on the surface of the PMMA nanofibers, which is essential for the trapping of organic vapors by inclusion complexation. Direct pyrolysis mass spectrometry (DP-MS) studies showed that PMMA nanowebs containing _-CD can entrap organic vapors such as aniline, styrene and toluene from the surroundings due to inclusion complexation with _-CD that is present on the fiber surface. Our study showed that electrospun nanowebs functionalized with cyclodextrinsmayhave the potential to be used as molecular filters and/or nanofilters for the treatment of organic vapor waste and air filtration purposes.EnglishCyclodextrinElectrospinningNanofiberNanofilterPoly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)Air filtrationBeta-cyclodextrinElectrospun nanofibersElectrospunsFiber surfaceFunctionalizedInclusion complexInclusion complexationMolecular filtersNanofilterNanofiltersOrganic vaporsPyrolysis mass spectrometrySpectroscopic techniqueTime of flight secondary ion mass spectrometryUniform PMMACyclodextrinsElectrospinningEstersIndustrial waste treatmentNanofiltrationNegative ionsPyrolysisSecondary ion mass spectrometrySilanesSpectrometryStyreneTolueneVaporsX ray photoelectron spectroscopyNanofibersanilinebeta cyclodextrincyclodextrinnanofiberpoly(methyl methacrylate)styrenetoluenearticlechemical structurecomplex formationelectrospinningnanofilterorganic wastepriority journalpyrolysisspin trappingsurface propertytime of flight mass spectrometrywaste managementX ray photoelectron spectroscopyArticle10.1016/j.memsci.2010.09.037