preparation and characterization of pvc/go membranes

The membrane pure water flux increased with increasing graphene oxide content as a result of hydrophilicity# in this study, polyvinyl chloride/graphene oxide membranes were fabricated via a non-solvent induced phase separation method# the membranes were then characterized using a set of analyses including fesem, contact angle and pure water flux# the results of fesem showed all membranes are spongy and asymmetric in structure and as the content of graphene oxide increased, the number and size of the pores increase# the results of the contact angle analysis showed a decrease in the contact angle of all the nanocomposite membranes in comparison to the neat membrane, which resulted in increased membrane hydrophilicity#