The invention discloses a novel 
polyvinyl alcohol nanofiltration membrane and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: 1) mixing and dissolving 
ethylene glycol 
monomethyl ether and deionized water according to 
mass ratio of 1: 1 to prepare a 
solvent, respectively adding terephthalaldehyde and 
sodium dodecanesulphonate in the above 
solvent to prepare a mixing solution, heating the above mixing solution to the temperature of 60-65 DEG C, and stirring and dissolving the material to obtain a cross-linking agent solution; 2) dissolving the 
polyvinyl alcohol in deionized water to prepare an 
aqueous solution with 
mass fraction of 0.05-0.1%, heating the above 
aqueous solution to the temperature of 90-100 DEG C and stirring the material for 1.5 hours to prepare a 
polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution; and 3) pouring the prepared cross-linking agent on a 
polysulfone base membrane, standing the material for 5 min and removing the superfluous 
solvent, placing the material in a baking oven at the temperature of 28 DEG C and 
drying the material; pouring the prepared polyvinyl 
alcohol aqueous solution on the surface of the membrane, and transferring the material into the baking oven and 
drying the material at the temperature of 60-90 DEG C for forming the membrane. The prepared polyvinyl 
alcohol nanofiltration membrane has high penetration selectivity and 
pollution-resistant performance, the method is easy to carry out, and a used modifier is easily available.