Facilely and efficiently constructing anti-oil-fouling zwitterionic coatings on membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation.

A facile and efficient strategy for constructing anti-oil-fouling zwitterionic coatings on membranes is developed. The resultant membrane exhibits excellent anti-oil-fouling ability even in a dry state, and has a high efficiency for emulsion separation with a high flux of 5800 L m h bar and an oil rejection of up to 99.6%.

Tannic acid-based functional coating: surface engineering of membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation.

Tannic acid-based functional coatings, as a green, universal and versatile tool to manipulate surface properties, have received extensive attention in the field of surface engineering of membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation. With the rapid development of this field, more flexible and efficient modification strategies for surface engineering of membranes have been developed recently. It is therefore critical to update the broader scientific community on the important advances in this field.