“…However, SLMs suffer from instability resulting from loss of membrane by solubility, osmotic flow of water across the membrane, progressive wetting of the support pores, and the pressure differential across the membrane (Danesi, 1984(Danesi, , 1985Danesi et al, 1987). The other technique of emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) suffers from swelling instability of inner phase (Thien et al, 1986); further, it requires emulsification and demulsification, the latter step being especially problematic.…”