| AOP | Advanced oxidation process |
| AM | Amaranth |
| AO | Acid orange |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| BCG | Bromo cresol green |
| CuTPyP | [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-pyridyl)porphyrinato]copper(II) |
| CB | Conduction band |
| DMF | N, N-dimethylformamide |
| DMA | N,N′-dimethylacetamide |
| EBT | Eriochrome Black T |
| Eg | Band gap energy |
| H2TCPP | 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin |
| H2TPyP | 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(4-pyridyl)porphyrin |
| H4TCPB | 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene |
| H2DPBPP | 5,15-dipyridyl-10,20-bis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin |
| H2DCPP | 5,15-di(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,20-diphenylporphyrin |
| MB | Methylene blue |
| MOF | Metal–organic framework |
| MO | Methyl orange |
| PdTPyP | [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-pyridyl)porphyrinato]palladium(II) |
| P-MOF | Porphyrin-based metal–organic framework |
| RhB | Rhodamine B |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| VB | Valence band |