| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELKM | Extended Lumped Kinetic Model |
| CORDIS | Community Research And Development Information Service |
| AFSB | Anaerobic Fluidized Sludge Blanket |
| AES | Auger Emission Spectroscopy |
| GLC | Gas Liquid Chromatography |
| FFA | Free Fatty Acid |
| CAMP | Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
| HPDSC | High-pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| PTMT | Poly (tetramethylene Terephthalate) |
| ISTS | Impulsive Stimulated Thermal Scattering [a Laser-based Ultrasonic Technique] |