| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITC | Ionic Thermal Currents |
| FACT | Facility For The Analysis Of Chemical Thermodynamics |
| OES | Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| KTPP | Potassium Tripolyphosphate |
| AFID | Alkali Flame Ionization Detector |
| SHS | Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis |
| EBCT | Electron Beam Computed Tomography |
| MIRO | Mineral Industry Research Organization (UK) |
| DEP | Department Of Environmental Protection |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography |