| CS | Chitosan |
| ATP | Attapulgite |
| SATP | Acidified attapulgite |
| THR | Total heat release |
| TTI | Time to ignition |
| FIGRA | Fire growth rate index |
| PHRR | Peak heat release rate |
| TpHRR | Time to peak heat release rate |
| LOI | Limiting oxygen index |
| DI | Deionized water |
| SEM | Electron microscopy |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive spectroscopy |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| UL-94 | Vertical burning test |
| CONE | Cone calorimetry |
| Raman | Raman spectroscopy |