| AD | Anaerobic Digestion |
| BCCU | Biological Carbon Capture and Utilization |
| C/N | Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio |
| CA-MFC | Cascade Microbial Fuel Cell |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CNTs | Carbon Nanotubes |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| FAME | Fatty Acid Methyl Ester |
| GHGs | Greenhouse Gases |
| HTL | Hydrothermal Liquefaction |
| MFCs | Microbial Fuel Cells |
| PBR | Photobioreactor |
| PMFCs | Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cells |
| RSM | Response Surface Methodology |
| SSF | Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation |
| SAFs | Sustainable aviation fuels |
| MFSP | Minimum fuel selling price |
| EROI | Energy return on investment |
| DIET | Direct interspecies electron transfer |
| TRL | Technology readiness level |
| ORR | Oxygen reduction reaction |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TEA | Techno-economic analysis |
| LCA | Life-cycle assessment |