| APP | Ammonium polyphosphate | 
| ATH | Aluminum hydroxide | 
| ATR-FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy | 
| av-HRR | Average of heat release rate | 
| CS | Compressive set | 
| DPS | Degree of phase separation | 
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry | 
| TA | Thermal analyses | 
| DTG | Derivative thermogravimetry | 
| EG | Expandable graphite | 
| F | Fyrol pn | 
| FPUF | Flexible polyurethane foam | 
| FR | Flame retardant | 
| FTIR | Spectrophotometric analyses | 
| HRR | Heat release rate | 
| HS | Rigid segments in polyurethanes | 
| HSe | Rigid segments in polyurethanes determined from tga analysis | 
| HSt | Rigid segments in polyurethanes for theoretical foam | 
| K | Keratin filler | 
| ma1, ma2, ma3 | Weight loss at each of the degradation stages in air atmosphere | 
| MDI | Diisocyanate ongronate 4040—a mixture of monomeric isomers and oligomer icmethylenediphenyl-4, 4′-diisocyanate | 
| mn1, mn2, mn3 | Weight loss at each of the degradation stages in nitrogen atmosphere | 
| MTH | Magnesium hydroxide | 
| pHRR | Maximum value of heat release rate | 
| pHRR/tPHRR | pHRR ratio at the time of its achievement, maximum value of heat release rate | 
| PML | Percentage mass loss | 
| R | Hydrogen bonding inde | 
| Ra900 | Residue after degradation at 900 °c in air atmosphere | 
| Rn900 | Residue after degradation at 900 °c in nitrogen atmosphere | 
| SAG | Comfort coefficient | 
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope | 
| SS | Flexible segments in polyurethanes | 
| SSe | Flexible segments in polyurethanes determined from TGA analysis | 
| SSt | Flexible segments in polyurethanes for theoretical foam | 
| Ta1, Ta2, Ta3 | Temperature of the maximum degree of degradation in air atmosphere | 
| Ta5% | Temperature of 5% weight loss in air atmosphere | 
| Tg | Glass transition temperature | 
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analyses | 
| Tgs1, Tgs2 | Glass transition temperature in the first and second heating cycle | 
| THR | Total heat release | 
| Tn1, Tn2, Tn3 | Temperature of the maximum degree of degradation in nitrogen atmosphere | 
| Tn5% | Temperature of 5% weight loss in nitrogen atmosphere | 
| Tt | Temperature of the transformation disorder-order | 
| Va1, Va2, Va3 | Maximum rate of degradation in air atmosphere | 
| VE | Unmodified polyurethane foams | 
| VEPUR | Viscoelastic polyurethane foam | 
| VE+ 10 K | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin | 
| VE + 10 K +5 F | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin and 5% Fyrol | 
| VE + 10 K +10 ATH | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin, 10% aluminum hydroxide | 
| VE + 10 K+ 10 ATH+5 F | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin, 10% aluminum hydroxide and 5% fyrol | 
| VE + 10 K +10 MTH | 10% magnesium hydroxide | 
| VE + 10 K +10 MTH + 5 F | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin, 10% magnesium hydroxide and 5% fyrol | 
| VE + 10 K +10 ZO | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin and 10% zinc oxide | 
| VE + 10 K +10 ZO +5 F | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin, 10% zinc oxide, and 5% fyrol | 
| VE + 10 K +10 EG | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin and 10% expandable graphite | 
| VE + 10 K +10 EG +5 F | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin 10% expandable grophite and 5% fyrol | 
| VE + 10 K +10 APP | Unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin and 10% ammonium polyphosphate | 
| VE + 10 K +10 APP +5 F | unmodified polyurethane foam with addition of 10% keratin, 10% ammonium polyphosphate, and 5% fyrol | 
| Vn1, Vn2, Vn3 | maximum rate of degradation in nitrogen atmosphere | 
| ZO | zinc oxide | 
| Δcp * | specific heat in the scope of glass transition transformation. | 
| ΔHt | enthalpy of transformation disorder–order |