| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBOM | Effective Bond-orbital Method |
| STMT | Superplastic Thermomech. Treatment |
| EFTEM | Energy-filtering Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| APECS | Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy |
| SPU | Segmented Polyurethane |
| PTC | Phase Transfer Catalysis |
| EARTOF | Energy And Angle Refocusing Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry |
| IREB | Intense Relativistic Electron Beam |
| DPF | Diesel Particulate Filter |
| AFBBR | Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Biofilm Reactor |