May-Aug Science fair 2019

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Manufacture of a mask to filter PM-2.5 particles.

R. Gonzales Ramon1, T. Román Adrian2, M. Oropeza Pedro Daniel 3, E, Aguilera Héctor Abraham 4,
C. Román Daniel, 5A. Gómez Aldana*

(No. Identificación)

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1,2,3,4,5
Automotive Mechanical Engineering, Polichtecnical University of Tecamac, Mexico.

* English Reviewer

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ABSTRACT (CAPITAL LETTER, bold face type, 12 points, centered)

In recent years, pollution has become one of the main problems of humanity, causing a large number of
diseases to humans by being isolated in the open air of a polluted city, hence the need to be in some
way protected from contaminated air when performing outdoor activities, there are masks controlled by
PM-10 particles, however, in the environmental contingency of May 2019 in Mexico City PM-2.5
particles were registered, The design of these masks must have a Totally ergonomic concept so that the
sea is not difficult for users to make it a daily use, it consists of the use of textile materials since they
are easier to manufacture and comfortable for users, the mask consists of three key materials which are
merino wool, polypropylene and polyurethane fibers, all three materials have quite effective filtration
properties and necessary c in the qualities that are needed.to achieve this task, by placing a layer of
each material the qualities of illiteration of each will work together making a more effective filtration
and even manage to filter particles of smaller diameter thus ensuring the safety of that you will not be
breathing harmful particles when you use them, this is checked in the laboratory by using a device to
which the air is connected with talcum particles, which had a diameter less than 2.5 microns, this is
checked with a particle analyzer Nano Brock 90 plus and based on the weight of the filters, the
detection that particles were actually being filtered was achieved.
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Introduction The issue of environmental pollution has

become a very sensitive issue today and the air

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quality in Mexico City is getting worse, so flexibility, there are those who use it for interior
decoration or crafts. Once the materials are
much so that last May 2019 an environmental
determined, a textile manufacturing process
contingency was declared in which the main based on an ergonomic design is established.
problem PM-2.5 suspended particles were the
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most harmful due to their fineness since they
were 2.5 microns in diameter. Results and Discussion
At present there are no masks capable of
To verify that the mask was actually filtering
filtering particles with this diameter of 2.5
said particles, a test device was made which can
microns for which it is proposed to manufacture
be seen in Figure 1, which consists of a glass
a mask using fully textile materials, the
sealed at its ends with the filters to which air
proposed materials are merino wool,
will be supplied and placed inside talc which by
polypropylene and polyurethane, these
means of a Nano Brock 90 plus particle
materials together have the ability to filter said
analyzer showed that its particles have
particles in order to perform daily outdoor
diameters below 2.5 microns therefore it is a
activities with the assurance that purer air is
very good test for the filter, before weighing the
being breathed.
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test, so making a relationship of your weight
Methodology
using an analytical balance that is very
accurate, we can determine that the particles are
In order to establish a manufacturing process, actually leaking apart from performing a visual
the first thing that was done was to determine
inspection and it can be seen that the filters are
what materials were used, this investigation
resulted in us using materials such as merino completely clean.
wool which complies with the internationally
accepted AS / NZS1716 filter standards to filter Therefore, the objective of manufacturing a
more than 85% of particles Dangerous PM 2.5
mask capable of filtering PM-2.5 suspended
suspended in the air, the other material was
polypropylene that has great resistance against particles is achieved, it is worth mentioning that
various chemical solvents, as well as against masks with much lower filtration capacity than
alkalis and acids, finally the polyurethane used the one achieved have very high costs, which
as a filter for air conditioners and air
sought to reduce the cost of said mask which is
conditioning, although, due to its texture and
shown in detail in table 1.

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Fig. 1: Test device for filters

Table 1: Unit price of materials.

Material Costo por metro ($) Costo por pieza ($)

Lana 100%natural 290 8

Polipropileno 600 17

Resorte 32 1

Poliuretano 70 2

Maquila 360 10

Total 1352 38

Conclusions measures such as the use of filter masks, to

minimize chronic lung damage that can develop
With the increasing levels of pollution that
in society, ensuring a better quality of life
occur in the city, it is necessary to take
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