| AOM | Algal organic matters |
| COD | Chemical oxygen demand |
| EOM | External organic matters |
| EPS | Extracellular polymeric substances |
| FO | Forward osmosis |
| HRT | Hydraulic retention time |
| IOM | Internal organic matters |
| MPBR | Membrane photobioreactor |
| OMBR | Osmotic membrane bioreactor |
| OMPBR | Osmotic membrane photobioreactor |
| PBR | Photobioreactors |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| RO | Reverse osmosis |
| Ag/GO | Silver/graphene oxide |
| SRT | Solids retention time |
| TiO2 | Titanium dioxide |
| TMP | Transmembrane pressure |
| TEP | Transparent exopolymer particles |