APD  alternating polyelectrolyte deposition  BAPP  3,3-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide  BATB  1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)-2-tert-butylbenzene  BADTB  1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)-2,5-tert-butylbenzene  BHTDA  3,3′,4,4′-benzhydrol tetracarboxylic dianhydride  BMTC  2,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)terephthaloyl chloride  BPDA (BP)  3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride  BTDA (BT)  3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride  β-CD  β-cyclodextrin  CSP  ceramic supported polymer  CTC  charge transfer complex  CVDP  chemical vapor deposition and polymerization  DABA  3,5-diaminobenzoic acid  DABC  trans-4,4′-diaminodibenzo-18-crown-6  DANT  1,5-diaminonaphthalene  DAPy  2,6-diaminopyridine  DBAPB  2,2′-dimethyl-4,4′-bis(4-aminophenoxy)biphenyl  DBSA  2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid  DDBT  2,8,(6)-dimethyl-3,7-diaminobenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide  DEB  2,2′-diethynylbenzidine  DMMDA  4,4′-diamino-3,3′-dimethyldiphenylmethane  DSDA  3,3′,4,4′-diphenylsulfone tetracarboxylic dianhydride  EDA  ethylene diamine or 1,2-diaminoethane  EG  ethylene glycol  FPEI  fluorinated polyetherimide  HMDA  hexamethylene diamine  HQDPA  1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy) benzene dianhydride  Kapton®  polyimide from pyrromellitic dianhydride and aromatic diamines (e.g., m-phenylenediamine, bis(4-aminophenyl)ether)  Matrimid® 5218  polyimide of 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride and diamino-phenylindane  MDA  4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane or 4,4′-methylene diamine  MDMS  1, 3-bis(3-aminopropyl) tetramethyldisiloxane  MgO  magnesium oxide  MTBE  methyl-tert-butyl-ether  ODA  4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether or 4-aminophenyl ether or 4,4′-oxydianiline  ODMS  α, ω-bis(3-aminopropyldimethyl)oligodimethylsiloxane  ODPA  4,4′-oxydiphthlic dianhydride  PAA  poly(amic acid)  PAI  polyamide-imide  PAN  poly(acryl nitrile)  PAH  poly(allylamine hydrochloride)  PBI  polybenzimidazole  PDMS  polydimethylsiloxane  PDADMAC  poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)  PEBA  poly ether block amide  PEI  polyetherimide or polyethylenimine (polyions)  PEO  poly(ethylene oxide)  PES  polyethersulfone  PFDAB  2-(perfluorohexyl)ethyl-3,5-diaminobenzoate  PI-2080  polyimid of benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid and a mixure of diisocyannates [(toluene diisocyanate + methylenebis (phenyl isocyanate))  PMDA (PM)  pyrromellitic dianhydride  PPO  poly(propylene oxide)  Psf  polysulfone  PSSA  poly(styrene sulfuric acid)  PTFE  polytetrafluoroethene  PTHF  poly(tetrahydrofuran)  PTMSP  poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne]  PUR  polyurethane  PUR-urea  polyurethanurea  PVA  poly(vinyl alcohol)  PVDF  polyvinylidene fluoride  P84®  co-polyimide of 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride-methylphenylene diamine/methylene diamine  SIDA  siloxane diamine  SDPA  4,4′-sulfonyl diphthalic anhydride  TCE  trichloroethylene  TCNE  tetracyanoethylene  TFC  thin film composite  TrMPD  2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-phenylenediamine  VOC  volatile organic compounds  3MPD  2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-phenylenediamine  4MPD  2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-pphenylenediamine  6FDA  2,2′-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane dianhydride  6FpDA  4,4′-hexafluoroisopropylidene dianiline  m-PDA  meta-phenylenediamine or 3,5-diaminobenzene  p-PDA  para-phelenediamine or 1,4-diaminobenzene  Polyimides membranes  Dehydration  Liquid/liquid separation  Biofuels  Pervaporation