Sabri Alyarnezhad

Dr. Sabri Alyarnezhad

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 July 2020 in Polymers
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SASabri Alyarnezhad
Sabri Alyarnezhad
Tiziana MarinoTiziana Marino
Tiziana Marino
JPJalal Basiri Parsa
Jalal Basiri Parsa
Francesco GalianoFrancesco Galiano
Francesco Galiano
Claudia UrsinoClaudia Ursino
Claudia Ursino
AFAlberto Figoli
Alberto Figoli
In this study, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-graphene oxide (GO) membranes were obtained by employing triethyl phosphate (TEP) as a solvent. GO nanosheets were prepared and characterized in terms of scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM, respectively), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), chemical analysis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP). Two different phase inversion techniques, Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation (NIPS) and Vapour-Induced Phase Separation (VIPS)/NIPS, were applied to study the effect of fabrication procedure on the membrane structure and properties. Membranes were characterized by SEM, AFM, pore size, porosity, contact angle and mechanical tests, and finally tested for photocatalytic methylene blue (MB+) degradation under visible light irradiation. The effect of different pH values of dye aqueous solutions on the photocatalytic efficiency was investigated. Finally, the influence of NaCl salt on the MB+ photodegradation process was also evaluated.