| APTES | 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy-silane |
| BAS | Brønsted acid sites |
| BCR | biomass-to-catalyst ratio |
| BTX | benzene, toluene, xylene |
| CTAB | cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| CFP | catalytic fast pyrolysis |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ETH | ethanol-to-hydrocarbons |
| EV | ethyl valerate |
| GVL | gamma-valerolactone |
| HCP | hydrocarbon pool |
| HDPE | high-density polyethylene |
| LA | levulinic acid |
| LAS | Lewis acid sites |
| LHSV | liquid hourly space velocity |
| LDPE | low-density polyethylene |
| MACFP | microwave-assisted catalytic fast pyrolysis |
| MAHs | mono-aromatic hydrocarbons |
| MeOH | methanol |
| MFBR | microfluidized bed reactor |
| MR | membered ring |
| MTA | methanol-to-aromatics |
| MTH | methanol-to-hydrocarbons |
| MTO | methanol-to-olefins |
| MW | microwave |
| OMMC | ordered macro-mesoporous carbon |
| OSA | organosilane |
| PAHs | poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PHAPTMS | phenylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PTH | propanol-to-hydrocarbons |
| SAR | Si-to-Al ratio |
| SPP | self-pillared pentasil |
| TBAOH | tetrabutylammonium hydroxide |
| TEAOH | tetraethylammonium hydroxide |
| TEOS | tetraethoxysilane |
| TPAOH | tetrapropylammonium hydroxide |
| TPOAC | [3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]dimethyloctadecylammonium chloride |
| TPW | torrefied poplar wood sawdust |
| TS | transition state |
| VGO | vacuum gas oil |
| WHSV | weight hourly space velocity |