| ACE | Acetone |
| ASTM | American society for testing and materials |
| B0 | 100% diesel |
| B20 | 80% diesel + 20% ACE/SVO blend |
| B40 | 60% diesel + 40% ACE/SVO blend |
| B60 | 40% diesel + 60% ACE/SVO blend |
| B80 | 20% diesel + 80% ACE/SVO blend |
| B100 | 100% ACE/SVO blend |
| CI | Compression ignition |
| CO | Castor oil |
| CP | Cloud point |
| cSt | Centistokes |
| CV | Calorific Value |
| D | Diesel |
| FSN | Filter smoke number |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| LVLC | Lower viscosity and lower calorific value |
| LVS | Low viscosity solvent |
| PP | Pour point |
| rpm | Round per minute (min−1) |
| SO | Sunflower oil |
| SVO | Straight vegetable oils |
| W | Watts |