| [CnCar]+ | Carnitine alkyl ester |
| [CnC1C1im]+ | 1-alkyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium |
| [CnC1im]+ | 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [CnC1im]+ | 1-alkyl-3-butylimidazolium |
| [CnC1pip]+ | 1-alkyl-1-methylpiperidinium |
| [CnC1pyr]+ | 1-alkyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium |
| [CnNH3]+ | N-alkylammonium |
| [C1C1C1C1guan]+ | 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium |
| [C4(Cnim)2]2+ | 1,1’-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(3-alkylimidazolium) |
| [C7H7C1im]+ | 1-benzyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [Nnnnn]+ | tetraalkylammonium |
| [N000(2OH)]+ | 2-hydroxyethylammonium |
| [N00(2OH)(2OH)]+ | bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium |
| [N11n(2OH)]+ | N-Alkyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium |
| [N111(2OH)]+ | N,N,N-trimethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium (cholinium) |
| [Pnnnn]+ | Tetraalkylphosphonium |
| [Pnnn1]+ | Trialkylmethylphosphonium |
| [P666,14]+ | Trihexyltetradecyl phosphonium |
| [OHCnC1im]+ | 1-hydroxyalkyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [BF4]– | Tetrafluoroborate |
| [Bic]– | Bicarbonate |
| [CF3CO2]– | Trifluoroacetate |
| [CF3SO3]– | Trifluoromethanesulfonate |
| [CnCO2]– | Alkylcarboxylate |
| [C1SO4]– | Methylsulfate |
| [C1SO3]– | Methylsulfonate |
| [Gal]– | Gallate |
| [Ger]– | Geranate |
| [Glt]– | Glutarate |
| [Ibu]– | Ibuprofenate |
| [Lev]– | Levulinate |
| [NPA]– | Naphthoate |
| [NTf2]– | Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide |
| [N(CN)2]– | Dicyanamide |
| [Ole]– | Oleate |
| [PF6]– | Hexafluorophosphate |
| [Sal]– | Salicylate |
| [SCN]– | Thiocyanate |
| [Suc]– | Succinate |
| [TEMPO-OSO3]– | 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxyl-4-sulfate |
| [TsO]– | Tosylate |
| [Trp]– | Triptophanate |
| [Van]– | Vanillate |
| [(CH3O)2PO2]– | Dimethyl phosphate |
| ABS | Aqueous biphasic systems |
| API | Active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| Br– | Bromide |
| CAF | Caffeine |
| CBZ | Carbamazepine |
| CE | Capillary electrophoresis |
| CF | Concentration factor |
| Cl– | Chloride |
| CMC | Critical micelle concentration |
| DAD | Diode array detector |
| DLLME | Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction |
| EC50 | The effective concentration resulting in a 50% reduction of processes |
| EE2 | 17α-ethinylestradiol |
| FD | Fluorescence detection |
| FESEM | Field emission scanning microscopy |
| FQ | Fluoroquinolones |
| GC | Gas chromatography |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| IL | Ionic liquid |
| LC | Liquid chromatography |
| LLE | Liquid-liquid extraction |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PIL | Polymerizable biobased ionic liquid |
| PPG | Polypropylene glycol |
| SAIL | Surface active ionic liquids |
| SPE | Solid-phase extraction |
| TL | Tie-line |
| TPP | Three-phase partitioning |
| TSIL | Task-specific ionic liquid |
| UV | Ultraviolet detector |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| WWTP | Wastewater treatment plant |