BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CA	Cellulose acetate
CS	Chitosan
CCTS	Carboxylated chitosan
CTA	Cellulose triacetate
CNT	Carbon nanotubes
CDO	Chemical oxygen demand
FO	Forward osmosis
HA	Humic acid
MMM	mixed matrix membranes
MF	Microfiltration
NP	Nanoparticle
PA	Polyamide
PAA	Poly(acrylic acid)
PAI	Poly(amide-imide)
PAN	Polyacrylonitrile
PEI	Polyethyleneimine
PE	Polyethylene
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PSF	Polysulfone
PES	Polyethersulfone
PMIA	Poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide)
PMMA	Poly(methyl methacrylate)
PTFE	Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
PVDF	Polyvinylidine fluoride
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
PVC	Polyvinyl chloride
PP	Polypropylene
E. coli	Escherichia coli
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
C. testosterone	Comamonas testosteroni
PRO	Pressure retarded osmosis
PDA	Polydopamine
PVC	Polyvinyl chloride
PPA	Polypiperazine-amide
PDADMAC	Diallyldimethylammonium chloride
NF	Nanofiltration
RO	Reverse osmosis
UF	Ultrafiltration
ZnO	Zinc oxide
GO	Graphene oxide
ED	Electrodialysis
MWCNT	Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
TOC	Total organic carbon
HA	Humic acid
Lys	Lysozyme
DCMD	Direct contact membrane distillation
MBR	Membrane Bioreactor
LbL	Layer-by-layer
LTA	Linde type A zeolite
IP	Interfacial polymerization
TPC	Triphthaloyldechloride