| MOF | Metal–organic framework |
| POP | Porous organic polymer |
| COF | Covalent organic Framework |
| MMMs | Mixed-matrix membranes |
| ZIF | Zeolitic imidazole framework |
| HCP | Hyper-crosslinked polymers |
| CMP | Conjugated microporous polymers |
| SBET | Specific surface area (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller) |
| FFV | Free fraction volume |
| UiO | Universitetet i Oslo |
| MIL | Materials Institute Lavoisier |
| HKUST | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| DUT | Dresden University of Technology |
| PSM | Post-synthetic modification |
| BDC | Benzene dicarboxylate |
| BPDC | Biphenyl dicarboxylate |
| BTC | Benzene tricarboxylate |
| TPDC | Terphenyl dicarboxylate |
| MTN | Mobil Thirty-Nine, related to the structure of the zeolite ZSM-39 |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| NGA | Negative gas adsorption |