Removal of Heavy Toxic Metal Ions Through PVC‐Based Vanadium Penta Oxide Nano Hybrid Membrane

The die‐casting method was utilized to obtain the PVC‐based vanadium pentoxide (VPO) nano hybrid membrane, which has certified uniform thickness, arrangement of particles, and good composition, and the separation performance was achieved using a mixture of 25% PVC and 75% VPO, which is an efficient composition for physicochemical and electrochemical characterization. The membrane has demonstrated the incorporation of the VPO component into the PVC matrix, which has excellent chemical stability, controlled water percentage, uniform particle distribution, and reduced crystallinity, favoring ion transport. The well‐characterized nanocomposite showed excellent heavy metal ion removal efficiency with maximum removal for Pb ^{2 +} (92.3%) followed by Cd ^{2 +} , Cr ^{6 +} , Zn ^{2 +} , and Ni ^{2 +} ions. The results indicate that the work meets industrial trends and public demand for environment‐friendly water purification by removing toxic heavy metals from industrial wastewater.

Highlights

Enhanced membrane stability in different media and conditions.