| ACQ | Aggregation-caused quenching |
| BF | Bright field [detector] |
| CDs | Carbon dots |
| DPPH | 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl [radical] |
| EDA | Ethylenediamine |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared [spectroscopy] |
| FWHM | Full width at half maximum |
| HAADF | High-angle annular dark field [detector] |
| HChar | Hydrochar |
| HTC | Hydrothermal carbonization |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance [spectroscopy] |
| P | Pomace |
| PL | Photoluminescence |
| QY | Quantum yield |
| SC-QDs | Semi-conductor quantum dots |
| SEC | Size-exclusion chromatography |
| SPT | Single-photon timing [method] |
| STEM | Scanning transmission electron microscopy |
| TDS | Total dissolved solids |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TPA | Two-photon absorption |
| TSS | Total suspended solids |
| WP | Wet pomace |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |