AAO	anodic aluminum oxide
AFM	atomic force microscopy
CMS	carbon molecular sieve
DLS	dynamic light scattering
ED	electrophoresis deposition
FE-SEM	field emission scanning electron microscopy
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
GO	graphene oxide
LB	Langmuir–Blodgett
LBL	layer by layer
MMM	mixed-matrix membranes
MOF	metal−organic frameworks
MOF-5	zinc-based metal−organic frameworks
PBT	poly(butylene terephthalate)
PDAC	poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)
PDMS	poly(dimethylsiloxane)
PEI	polyethylenimine
PEO	poly(ethylene oxide)
PES	polyethersulfone
PIM	polymer of intrinsic microporosity
PSS	polystyrene sulfonate
PSSHF	porous stainless steel hollow fibers
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TFN	thin film nanocomposite
TR polymer	thermally rearranged polymer
TGA	thermogravimetric analysis
TZPIM	tetrazole polymer of intrinsic microporosity
UiO-66-NH2	functionalized zirconium-based porous metal–organic frameworks
WCA	water contact angle
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction