| AEM | Anion exchange membrane |
| CDI | Capacitive deionization |
| CEM | Cation exchange membrane |
| CFD | Computational fluid dynamics |
| ED | Electrodialysis |
| IEM | Ion exchange membrane |
| MCDI | Membrane capacitive deionization |
| OCF | Overlapped crossed filaments |
| PTV | Particle tracking velocimetry |
| Re | Reynolds number |
| RED | Reverse electrodialysis |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |