TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of airliner cabin textile materials after vapour phase hydrogen peroxide decontamination
AU - Chou, S. F.
AU - Gale, W. F.
AU - Gale, H. S.
AU - Shannon, C. G.
AU - Buschle-Diller, G.
AU - Sofyan, Nofrijon Bin Imam
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Decontamination of airliner cabins may be required, for example, in the event of an epidemic or pandemic. To be performed safely, decontamination must be compatible with aircraft materials and systems. This paper examines the suitability, with respect to cabin textiles, of vapour phase hydrogen peroxide for airliner decontamination applications. The effect of vapour phase and liquid hydrogen peroxide on common airliner interior textile materials, namely wool, nylon, polyester, and Nomex, has been studied by examining the physical and chemical changes and the resulting effect on mechanical properties caused by decontamination. The physical changes induced by the sorption of moisture had an effect on the mechanical properties of all of the materials examined. However, only wool attacked chemically by hydrogen peroxide experience a significant effect on its mechanical properties.
AB - Decontamination of airliner cabins may be required, for example, in the event of an epidemic or pandemic. To be performed safely, decontamination must be compatible with aircraft materials and systems. This paper examines the suitability, with respect to cabin textiles, of vapour phase hydrogen peroxide for airliner decontamination applications. The effect of vapour phase and liquid hydrogen peroxide on common airliner interior textile materials, namely wool, nylon, polyester, and Nomex, has been studied by examining the physical and chemical changes and the resulting effect on mechanical properties caused by decontamination. The physical changes induced by the sorption of moisture had an effect on the mechanical properties of all of the materials examined. However, only wool attacked chemically by hydrogen peroxide experience a significant effect on its mechanical properties.
KW - Aviation materials
KW - Decontamination
KW - Hydrogen peroxide vapour
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Spectroscopy
KW - Textiles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=75449105030&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1179/174328408X378681
DO - 10.1179/174328408X378681
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:75449105030
SN - 0267-0836
VL - 26
SP - 66
EP - 80
JO - Materials Science and Technology
JF - Materials Science and Technology
IS - 1
ER -