| AIBN | α,α’-Azoiso-bis-butyronitrile |
| Ao | argan oil |
| Ao-DVB | argan oil and DVB copolymer |
| ATR/FTIR | attenuated total reflectance mode infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transform |
| AV | acid value |
| C | citral |
| C-DVB | citral and DVB copolymer |
| DBJH | average pore diameter according to the Barrett–Joyner–Halenda model |
| DVB | divinylbenzene |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| IV | iodine value |
| L | limonene |
| L-DVB | limonene and DVB copolymer |
| Lo | linseed oil |
| Lo-DVB | linseed oil and DVB copolymer |
| logP | octanol-water partition coefficient |
| MeOH | methanol |
| P | pinene |
| P-DVB | pinene and DVB copolymer |
| pKa | logarithmic acid dissociation constant |
| PSD | pore size distribution |
| PVAL | poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| Ro | rapeseed oil |
| Ro-DVB | rapeseed oil and DVB copolymer |
| SBET | specific surface area according to the standard Brunauer–Emmett–Teller theory |
| SPE | dynamic solid phase extraction method |
| swater | solubility in water |
| T1%,T5% | the temperature at which the 1% or 5% weight of the sample is lost |
| TD and TD1 | decomposition temperature and first-stage decomposition temperature |
| TG/DTG | thermogravimetry/differential thermogravimetry |
| Tmax | temperature of the maximum decomposition rate |
| UV | ultraviolet–visible |
| Vtot | total pore volume |
| 2-ChP | 2-chlorophenol |
| 2,4-DChP | 2,4-dichlorophenol |
| 2,4,6-TChP | 2,4,6-trichlorophenol |