Facile and rapid assembly of high-performance tannic acid thin-film nanofiltration membranes via Fe3+ intermediated regulation and coordination

[Display omitted] •TA was rapidly assembled on hydrolyzed PAN via Fe3+ intermediated coordination.•A defect-free, negatively charged and ultrathin ( MgSO4 (83.4%) > NaCl (50.0%) > MgCl2 (35.2%) and desirable rejections for organic pollutants (e.g. >99.0% dyes, 92.2% streptomycin and 81.8% chloramphenicol) while maintaining a pure water permeability of as high as 13.6 L·m−2·h−1·bar−1, which clearly outperforms the reported non-PA membranes. In addition, the assembled TFC membrane showed excellent antifouling performance and reasonable structural stability against operation pressure and solution alkalinity. These results are highly promising and indicate a great potential for the membrane to be used in practical nanofiltration application, e.g. water purification and wastewater reclamation. Our work outlines the production of novel high-performance non-PA membrane with a fast fabrication process in a green chemistry context.