| Acronym | Meaning |
| VSSP | Viscous Suspension Spinning Process |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| ACTFEL | Alternating Current Thin-film Electroluminescent |
| APIMS | Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| HPM | Hole-potential Model (in Calcn. Of Mol. Excited States) |
| VSA | Vacuum Swing Adsorption |
| GPD | Gallons Per Day |
| TEAM | Thermal Energy Atomic And Molecular Beam Scattering |
| MTBE | Methyl Tert Butyl Ether (gasoline Additive) |