ABSTRACT
The morphological structure of the electrospun fibers can be influenced by processing parameters. Several polymer types can be electrospun into nanofiber, providing that the molecular weight of polymers is sufficient and the solvent can be vaporized in a timely fashion throughout the jet journey time over the given distance between the needle tip and ground collecting plate. The polyvinyl alcohol nanofibrous nonwoven membranes were directly fabricated on top of the porous support by using electrospinning technique. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes, such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/Chitosan, polyvinyl alcohol, and PVA/cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric materials composite membranes, were fabricated for prospective water filtration applications using a microfiltration poly vinylidene fluoride as support membrane. Polyvinyl alcohol and titanium oxide composite membranes were produced through electrospinning and investigated as adsorbents from contaminated solutions. A blended solution of polyacrylonitrile, polysulfone with polydopamine membrane having a higher specific surface area was produced using the electrospinning technique.
