AA	acrylic acid
APES	allyl polyethoxyammonium sulfonate
BHPMP	bishexamethylenediamine penta (methylene phosphonic acid)
DTPMP	diethylenetriamine penta (methylene phosphonic acid)
EOR	enhanced oil recovery
HBP	hyperbranched polyether
HEDP	1-hydroxyethane-1,1-bis (phosphonic acid)
HPAY	hydroxypropyl acrylate modified by 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid
MAc-SS	maleic acid–sodium q-styrenesulfonate copolymer
NTMP	nitrilo tris (methylenephosphonic acid)
PAA	polyacrylic acid
PAPEMP	polyamino polyether methylene phosphonic acid
PASP	polyaspartic acid
PBTC/PBTCA	2-phosphono-butane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid
PCA	polycarbonates
PCPA	phosphorus-containing polymer amine
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PESA	polyepoxysuccinic acid
PHOS	phosphonic acid
PMA	polymaleic acid
PMPA	phosphono methylated polyamine
POCA	phosphono carboxylic acid
PPCA	phosphino-polycarboxylate
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SPCA	sulfonated polycarboxylic acid
VDPA	vinylidene diphosphonic acid
VPA	vinyl phosphonic acid