| AHPCS | allyl-hydro-polycarbosilane |
| BTESE | 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane |
| BTESM | bis(triethoxysilyl)methane |
| CMS | carbon molecular sieve |
| EA | ethanoanthracene |
| MOF | metal organic framework |
| PCS | polycarbosilane |
| PDCs | Polymer-Derived Ceramics |
| PDS | polydimethylsilane |
| PEC | photoelectrochemical |
| PFDA | 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate |
| PIM | polymers of intrinsic microporosity |
| QCM | quartz-crystal microbalance |
| SF | separation factor |
| STP | standard temperature and pressure (273.15 K and 101.30 kPa) |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| TB | 6H,12H-5,11-methanodibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocine (Tröger’s base) |
| Trip | triptycene |
| ZIF | zeolite imidazolate framework |