| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| Bi2WO6 | Bismuth tungstate |
| LM | Listeria monocytogenes |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantitation |
| MVOC | Microbial volatile organic compound |
| MEMS | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| OD600 | Optical density measurement at 600 nm |
| Olat | Lattice oxygen |
| Oads | Defect oxygen |
| Odef | Adsorbed oxygen |
| QCM | Quartz crystal microbalance |
| RSD | Relative standard deviation |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| UV-Vis DRS | UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| 3H2B | 3-hydroxy-2-butanone |