2-MeTHF	2-methyltetrahydrofunan
AGMD	air gap membrane distillation
APTES	3-Aminopropyl-triethoxysilane
ATBC	acetyl tributyl citrate
ATEC	acetyl triethyl citrate
ATO	antimony-doped tin oxide
ATRP	atom transfer radical polymerization
BC	butylene carbonates
BPPF6	1-Butylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate
C12	1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorotetradecyltriethoxysilane
C15A	Cloisite15A®
C6	1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctytriethoxysilane
C8F17(CH2)2Si(OC2H5)3	triethoxy-1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecylsilane
CA	cellulose acetate
CO2	carbon dioxide
CTA	cellulose triacetate
CTFE	chlorotrifluoroethylene
CyreneTM	dihydrolevoglucosenone
DA	dopamine
DBM	maleic acid dibutyl ester
DBP	dibutyl phthalate
DCAC	diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate
DCM	dichloromethane
DCMD	direct contact membrane distillation
DEC	diethyl carbonate
DEP	diethyl phthalate
DMAc	dimethylacetamide
DMC	dimethyl carbonates
DMF	dimethylformamide
DMI	Dimethyl isosorbide
DMP	dimethyl phthalate
DOP	dioctyl phthalate
EA	ethyl acrylate
EC	ethylene carbonates
ECTFE	poly(ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene)
EGDA	ethylene glycol diacrylate
EIPS	Evaporation Induced phase separation
ETFE	Poly(ethylene-alt-tetrafluoroethylene)
FAS	fluoroalkylsilane
FEP	Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropylene)
FOMA	1H, 1H-perfluorooctyl methacrylate
F-POSS	Fluorinated-decyl polyhedraloligomeric silsesquioxane
FS	Fluorocarbon surfactant
GCSs	PDA-derived graphitic carbon spheres
GLA	glutaraldehyde
GVL	γ-Valerolactone
HFP	hexafluoropropylene
ILs	Ionic Liquids
LGMD	liquid gap membrane distillation
LMH	L/m2h
MCr	membrane crystallization
MD	membrane distillation
MF	microfiltration
MGMD	material gap membrane distillation
MGN	2-methylglutaronitrile
MWCNT	multi-walled carbon nanotubes
N2	nitrogen
NCC	nanocrystalline cellulose
NIPS	non-solvent induced phase separation
NMP	N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
OMD	osmosis membrane distillation
P(VDF-co-CTFE)	poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene)
P(VDF-co-HFP)	poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene)
P(VDF-co-TFE)	poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-tetrafluoroethylene)
P(VDF-co-TrFE)	poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)
PANI	polyaniline
PC	propylene carbonates
PCTFE	poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)
PDA	polydopamine
PE	polyethylene
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PES	polyethersulfone
PFA	Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoropropyl vinyl ether)
PFAS	perfluoroalkylsilane
PFDA	1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate
PFDTS	fluorodecyl triethoxy silane
PFOTS	1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane/CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2SiCl3
PFSA	perfluorosulfonic acid
PFTCS	fluorododecyltrichlorosilane
PGMD	permeate gap membrane distillation
PI	polyimide
PI	phase inversion
PIM	polymer inclusion membranes
PMMA	poly(methylmethacrylate)
PP	polypropylene
PSU/PSF	polysulfone
PTFE	poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
PVAc	poly(vinyl acetate)
PVC	polyvinyl Chloride
PVDF	polyvinylidene fluoride
PVF	polyvinyl fluoride
SBMA	sulfobetaine methacrylate
SGMD	sweeping gas membrane distillation
SiNPs	silica nanoparticles
SMM	surface modifying macromolecule
TBPO	di-tert-butyl peroxide
TEC	triethyl citrate
TEGDA	triethylene glycol diacetate
TEP	Triethyl phosphate
TFE	tetrafluoroethylene
THF	tetrahydrofunan
THV	Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropylene-vinylidene fluoride)
TIPS	thermally induced phase separation
TOTM	trioctyl trimellitate
TRIACETIN	glycerol triacetate
TSGMD	thermostatic sweeping gas membrane distillation
TTD	2,2,4-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethoxy-1,3-dioxole
UF	ultrafiltration
V-AGMD	vacuum-air gap membrane distillation
VDF	vinylidenefluoride
VIPS	vapour induced phase separation
VMD	vacuum membrane distillation
V-MEMD	vacuum-multi-effect membrane distillation
ZIFs	zeolitic imidazolate frameworks
γ-BL	γ-butyrolactone