| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESMST | European Society Of Membrane Science And Technology |
| APS | Advanced Photon Source |
| POU | Point Of Use |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| CIBL | Convective Internal Boundary Layer |
| CAD | Collisionally Activated Dissociation |
| LONEOS | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search |
| EAF | Electric Arc Furnace |
| BN | Boron Nitride |
| CBOD | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |