| Acronym | Meaning |
| PUF | Polyurethane Foam |
| CMP | Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma |
| JAPIO | Japan Patent Information Organization |
| EGTA | Ethylene Glycol Bis(2-aminoethyl Ether)-N |
| PITST | Path Integral Transition State Theory |
| SRPL | Spatially Resolved Photoluminescence |
| PFOE | Polarized First-order Exchange |
| TSP | Total Suspended Particles |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| OPC | Optical Particle Counter |