a.u.	arbitrary units
D	Germany
DMF	Dimethylformamide
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
e	ecoinvent v3.8
EU	Europe
eq.	equivalents
$f$	OH-functionality
g	GaBi 2021.2
G	Global
GPC	Gel permeation chromatography
HDPE	High density polyethylene
HMBC	Heteronuclear multiple bond coherence
HSQC	Heteronuclear single quantum coherence
LDPE	Low-density polyethylene
LLDPE	Linear low-density polyethylene
Me	Methyl
mp	market process
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
PA	Polyamide
PC	Polycarbonate
PEEK	Polyetheretherketone
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PES	Polyethersulfone
PET	Polyethyleneterephthalate
PMMA	Polymethylmethacrylate
POA	Polyoxyalkylene
POA′	Polyoxyalkylene except for a terminal oxyethylene group
POA″	Polyoxyalkylene except for two terminal oxyethylene groups
POE	Polyoxyethylene
POE′	Polyoxyalkylene except for a terminal oxyethylene group
POE″	Polyoxyalkylene except for two terminal oxyethylene groups
POM	Polyoxymethylene
PU	Polyurethane
PP	Polypropylene
PS	Polystyrene
PVC	Polyvinylchloride
R	Substituent
RoW	Rest of World
TGA	Thermal gravimetric analysis
TI	Capability by temperature index by Underwriter Laboratories
TPU	Thermoplastic polyurethanes
up	unit process