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. 2022 Jun 23;12(7):646. doi: 10.3390/membranes12070646
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styren
AC Activated Carbons
ALPO Aluminophosphate
AMDEA Activated Methyl Diethanolamine
BET Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
BRHF Braid Reinforced Hollow Fiber Membranes
CA Cellulose Acetate
CMS Carbon Molecular Sieves
CNT Carbon Nanotubes
DEA Diethanolamine
DEF N,N-Diethylformamide
DMAC Dimethylacetamide
DMF Dimethylformamide
FS Fumed Silica
HF Hollow Fibers
HMR Homogeneous braid-reinforced
HTR Heterogeneous braid-reinforced
KOH Potassium hydroxide
LBM Liquefied Biomethane
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MBR Membrane bioreactor
MDEA Methyl Diethanolamine
MEA Monoethanolamine
MF Microfiltration
MMM Mixed Matrix Membranes
MOF Metal Organic Frameworks
NF Nanofiltration
NMP N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone
PAN Polyacrylonitrile
PC Polycarbonate
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
PEBAX Polyether block amide
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
PES Polyethersulfone
PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
PI Polyimide
PMIA Poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide)
PMO Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
PSA Pressure Swing Adsorption
PSF Polysulfone
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PTMSP Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
PVDF Polyvinylidene fluoride
PVP Polyvinylpyrrolidone
PZ Piperazine
RO Reverse Osmosis
RTO Regenerative Thermal Oxidation
SAPO Silico-Alumino-Phosphate
TFC Thin Film Composite
TIPS Thermally Induced Phase Inversion
UF Ultrafiltration
ZIFs Zeolite immidazolate frameworks
Q Dope solution feed rate (ml/min)
ρ dope solution density
ϑ braid advancing speed
Do braid outer diameter
T Dope solution thickness
A pre-exponential factor, i.e., weakly dependent upon temperature
V* minimum free volume element size that could accommodate penetrant molecules
γ overlap factor introduced in order to prevent double counting free volume
Vf average free volume in media that is accessible to transport of penetrants