Abstract
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a widely used polymer, not only in industry, but also in our daily life. PVC is a material that can be applied in many different fields, such as building and construction, health care, and electronics. In recent decades, the success of electrospinning technology to fabricate nanofibers has expanded the applicability of polymers. PVC nanofibers have been successfully manufactured by electrospinning. By changing the initial electrospinning parameters, it is possible to obtain PVC nanofibers with diameters ranging from a few hundreds of nanometers to several micrometers. PVC nanofibers have many advantages, such as high porosity, high mechanical strength, large surface area, waterproof, and no toxicity. PVC nanofibers have been found to be very useful in many fields with a wide variety of applications such as air filtration systems, water treatment, oil spill treatment, batteries technology, protective clothing, corrosion resistance, and many others. This paper reviews the fabricating method, properties, applications, and prospects of PVC nanofibers.
Highlights
Electrospun Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Nanofibers: PVC is one of the most common and cheapest synthetic polymers that can be found on the market
A Review on Electrospun PVC Nanofibers: PVC is one of the most common and cheapest synthetic polymers that can be found on the market
The electrospun PVC nanofibers were obtained at different relative humidity, varying from 20% RH to 80% RH
Summary
Electrospun PVC Nanofibers: PVC is one of the most common and cheapest synthetic polymers that can be found on the market. The material obtained from the polymerization of vinyl chloride was stiff and brittle. It was not ideal for industrial production. Compared to many known materials of the present time, polymer nanofibers have characteristics such as high aspect ratio (length to diameter), small pore size, large surface area, high porosity, high hydrophobic surface, optical transparency, and high mechanical properties (tensile strength, elastic modulus, stiffness, toughness) that make them more suitable in comparison with their macro-scale versions. We present the applications that electrospun PVC nanofibers have in different fields, such as environment treatment, reinforcement composite, energy storage, and many others. We propose the prospects and development of materials based on PVC nanofiber for further applications
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