| 8-HQ-B | 8-Hydroxy Quinoline Benzoate |
| AIE | Aggregation-Induced Luminescence |
| ATRP | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization |
| Au | Gold |
| Bis-TMPipEOPP | Bis-porphyrin (4,4’-bis[tris[4-[2-(1-methyl-1piperidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl] porphyrin |
| BODIPY | Boron–Dipyrromethene |
| CCG | Chemically Converted Graphene |
| CNCs | Cellulose Nanocrystals |
| CNC-SA-COOC6TPP | Synthesized by facile esterification of extended porphyrin with carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals |
| CP | Coordination Polymer |
| CMPSF | Chloromethylated Polysulfone |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DPA | 2,2’-dipyridylamine |
| DTPP | 5-p-[[4-(10’,-15’,20’-triphenyl-5’-porphinato)phenyloxyl]-1-butyloxyl]-phenyl-10,15,20-triphenylporphine |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ESIPT | Excited Intra-molecular proton transfer |
| FRET | Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
| GO | Graphene Oxide |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| H2TEHPPS | 5,10,15,20-tetra (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxy-5-sulfonate) phenylporphyrin |
| H2TPPBPy | A porphyrin derivative appended with bipyridine |
| IC | Ion Chromatography |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy |
| ICT | Intra-molecular Charge Transfer |
| IFE | Inner Filter Effect |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| MB | Methylene Blue |
| MOF-525 | Porphyrinic MOF Zr6O4(OH)4(TCPP-H2)3 |
| MOFs | Metal–Organic Frameworks |
| MoS2 | Molybdenum Disulfide |
| NGQDs | Nitrogen-doped Graphene Quantum Dots |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| PAH | Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| Pc | Phthalocyanine |
| PCN-221 | The microporous zirconium-based MOF |
| PCN-222 | Porous coordination network is constructed using 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (H2TCPP) as a heme-like ligand and highly stable Zr6 clusters as nodes |
| PCN-224 | The coordination of Zr(IV) metal ions with meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) ligands produce MOF PCN-224); PET (Photo-induced Electron Transfer |
| PNaSS/PSS | Poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) |
| Por | Porphyrin |
| PSF | Polysulfone |
| PSF-PNaSS | PNaSS-grafted polysulfone |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| QDs | Quantum Dots |
| SA | Succinic Anhydride |
| SBA-16 | A mesoporous silica synthesized using tetraethoxysilane as a silicon source and a ternary combination of surfactant, water, and butanol |
| TCPP | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin |
| TDMPzP | Meso-tetrakis (1,2-dimethylpyrazolium-4-yl) porphyrin sulfonate |
| THPP | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin |
| THMPP | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl) porphyrin |
| TMPP | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) porphyrin |
| TMPyP | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-N-methylpyridinyl) porphyrin |
| TPP | Tetraphenylporphyrin |
| TPPS | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (p-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin |
| TPP−PZS | Highly cross-linked poly(tetraphenylporphyrin-co-cyclotriphosphazene) |
| TPyP | Tetrakis (4-pyridyl) porphyrin |
| TPyP5-MGs | Tetrakis (4-pyridyl) porphyrin (TPyP) functionalized thermosensitive ion microgel |
| UCNPs | Upconversion Nanoparticles |
| UiO-66(OH)2 | A MOF named by University of Oslo |
| UV | Ultra-Violet |
| ZnP-CONH-Q | Zinc Porphyrin-Quinone-Linked Dyad |
| Zr-MOFs-SH(O) | Mercapto-functionalized Zr-MOFs |