化学名及其缩写

AA – acrylic acid

AAS – acrylonitrile-acrylate-styrene rubber

ABA –acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate

*ABS – acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

AC – ammonium chloride

ACH – acetaldehyde

*ACN – acrylonitrile (do not use AN which is ammonium nitrate)

ACS – acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene-styrene terpolymer

ADA – adipic acid

ADN – adiponitrile

ADO – automotive diesel oil

AES – acrylonitrile-(ethylene-propylene)-styrene

AF – acrylic fibre

AMA –acrylate maleic anhydride terpolymer

AMMA – acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate

AMS – alpha-methyl styrene

*AN – ammonium nitrate

*API – active pharmaceutical ingredient; APIs – active pharmaceutical ingredients APO – amorphous polyolefin

APP – amorphous polypropylene

AS – ammonium sulphate

ASA – acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate

ASN – ammonium sulphate nitrate

ATH – aluminium trihydrate

ATS – ammonium thiosulphate

*avgas – aviation gasoline

*BD – butadiene

*BDO – butanediol (1,4-butanediol)

BDS – butadiene-styrene block copolymer

BGE – butyl glycol ether

BMC –bulk moulding compound

BMI – bismaleimide

BOPET – biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate

BOPP – biaxially oriented polypropylene

BPA – bisphenol A

BR – butadiene rubber, polybutadiene or polybutadiene rubber

*BTX – benzene, toluene, xylene

*butac – butyl acetate

butyl-A – butyl acrylate

*C2 – ethylene

*C3 – propylene

*C4 – butylenes (strictly a C4 carbon cut)

C5, C6, C7 etc – for C5, C6, C7 etc carbon cuts CA – cellulose acetate

CAB – cellulose acetate butyrate

CAN – calcium ammonium nitrate

CAP – cellulose acetate proprionate

*capro – caprolactam

CBFS – carbon black feedstock

CBT – cyclic polybutylene terephthalate

CC4 – crude C4 stream

*CFC – chlorofluorocarbon

CGP – chemical-grade propylene

CHDM – cyclohexane dimethanol

CMC – carboxymethyl cellulose

CN – cellulose nitrate

CNSL – cashew nut shell liquid

COC – cycloolefin copolymer

COP –copolyester thermoplastic elastomer CP – cellulose propionate

CNO – coconut oil

CPE – chlorinated polyethylene

CPP – chlorinated polypropylene

CPO – crude palm oil

CPP – clean petroleum products

CPVC – chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

CSD – carbonated soft drinks

CSM – chlorosulphonated polyethylene (rubber) CSS – caustic soda solution

CTA – cellulose triacetate

CTC – carbon tetrachloride

CTFE – chlorotrifluoroethylene

CTO – crude tall oil

*CX – cyclohexane

*DAP – diammonium phosphate

DBM – dibutyl maleate

DCPD – dicyclopentadiene

DDDA – dodecanedioic acid

DEA – diethanolamine

*DEG – diethylene glycol

DEP – diethyl phthalate

DIBP – di-isobutyl phthalate

DIDP – di-isodecyl phthalate

DINP – di-isononyl phthalate