| Am | Membrane area |
| β | separation factor |
| CNs | g-C3N4 nanosheets |
| CS | Chitosan |
| D | Diffusivity |
| EG | Ethylene glycol |
| GA | Glutaraldehyde |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| J | Permeate flux |
| JA | Permeate flux of the compound A |
| K+MMT | Potassium montmorillonite |
| mA | Mass of the molecule A |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| MTBE | Methyl tert-butyl ether |
| MMM | Mixed matrix membrane |
| MOF | Metal-organic framework |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PHB | Polyhydroxybutyrate |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| POSS | Polyoctahedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes |
| PV | Pervaporation |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| PVMR | Pervaporation membrane reactor |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| POMS | Polyoctylmethyl siloxane |
| P | Permeability |
| S | Solubility |
| SA | Sodium alginate |
| SPVA | sulfonated polyvinyl alcohol |