Electrospun Nanomaterials: Biotechnology, Food, Water, Environment, and Energy

Table 3

Table of some recently electrospun synthetic and natural polymers and the main function in the water treatment sector.

Polymer	Function	Reference
Polyvinylidene fluoride, PVDF	Filtration membrane	[71]
Polyacrylonitrile, PAN	Filtration membrane	[72]
Poly(lactic acid), PLA	Filtration membrane, antifouling	[73]
Polyurethane	Affinity membranes	[74]
Chitosan	Filtration membrane	[75, 76]
Cellulose Acetate	Filtration membrane	[77]
Silk	Heavy metal ion recovery	[78]