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Abbreviations and Acronyms

 

A

 

 

 

AcOH

Acetic acid

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

CTFE

Chlorotrifluoroethylene Polymer

 

CTFE

 

 

CDCl3

Deutero chloroform

 

CHCl3

Chloroform

 

CH2Cl2

Methylene Chloride

 

CH3CN

Acetonitrile

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

DMF

N,N’-Dimethylformamide

 

DMSO

Dimethylsulfoxide

 

DCM

Dichloromethane

 

DMAP

N,N’-Dimethylaminopyridine

 

DIEA

Diisopropylethylamine

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

ECTFE

Ethylene-choorotrifluoroethylene copolymer; Halar

 

EPDM

Ethylene-propylene-diene monomer

 

EPR

Ethylene-propylene rubber

 

EPT

Ethylene-propylene terpolymer

 

ETFE

Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene; Tefzel

 

EtOH

Ethyl Alcohol

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

FEP

Fluorinated ethylene-propylene resinl Teflon

 

FETFE

Flroroelastomer with tetrafluoroethylene additives

 

FLPE

Fluorinated polyethylene

 

 

 

G

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

HDPE

High-density polyethylene

 

HQ

Hydroquinone

 

HOAc

Acetic Acid

 

 

 

I

 

 

 

i

iso-

 

i-PrOH

isopropanol

 

 

 

J

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

 

Kalrez

Perfluoroelastomer

 

KEL-F

Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

LDPE

Low-density polyethylene

 

LAH

Lithium Aluminum Hydride

 

 

 

M

 

 

 

MEHQ

Monomethyl ether hydroquinone

 

MEK

Methyl ethyl ketone

 

MIBK

Methyl isobutyl ketone

 

MeOH

Methyl alcohol

 

M

meta-

 

Me

Methyl-

N

 

 

 

NBR

Nitrile-butadiene rubber

 

NSR

Nitrile-silicone rubber

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

O

ortho-

 

-OAc

-acetate

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

P

para-

 

PC

Polycarbonate

 

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyl

 

PE

Polyethylene

 

PEI

polyetherimide

 

PET

Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

 

PETG

Polyethylene terephthalate G copolymer

 

PETFE

Poly(ethylene0tetrafluoroethylene)

 

PFA

Fluoropolymer similar to PTFE

 

PMMA

Poly(methyl methacrylate)

 

PMP

Poly(methyl pentene)

 

PMX

Permanox

 

PP

Polypropylene

 

PPCO

Polypropylene copolymer

 

PMP

Polymethylpentene

 

PR

Pesticide Residue

 

PS

Polystyrene

 

PSF

Pollysulfone

 

PTFE

Polytetrafluoroethylene

 

PUR

Polyurathane resin

 

PVA

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

 

PVC

Poly(vinyl chloride)

 

PVDF

Poly(vinnyidene fluoride) Kynarä

 

PR

Propyl

 

 

 

Q

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

ResMerä

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

SAN

Styrene Acrylonitrile

 

Silicone

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

Teflon

Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) resin

 

TFE

Tetrafluoroethylene

 

TMX

Thermanox

 

THF

Tetrahydrofuran

 

TMOS

Tetramethylorthosilicate

 

TMS

Trimethylsilane

 

TEA

Triethylamine

 

 

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

XLPE

Cross-linked high-density polyethylene

 

 

 

Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Biohazard           Corrosive           Explosive         Flammable

 

Toxic     Harmful or Irritant     Oxidizer

 

 

 

Ø Phenyl or benzene ring

1° Primary
2° Secondary
3° Tertiary