Research Article

Fabrication of PES/PVP Water Filtration Membranes Using Cyrene®, a Safer Bio-Based Polar Aprotic Solvent

Table 2

Composition of casting solutions (g).

Membrane typeSolution ASolution B
PESPVPNMPPESPVPCyrene®

PES/016.7%0%83.3%16.7%0%83.3%
PES/0.116.7%0.08%83.3%16.7%0.08%83.3%
PES/0.516.6%0.4%83.0%16.6%0.4%83.0%
PES/116.5%0.8%82.6%16.5%0.8%82.6%
PES/516%4%80%16%4%80%
PES/1015.4%7.7%76.9%15.4%7.7%76.9%