Determination of Additives in Polymers and Rubbers

| [concs] | Concentrations |
| AAS | Atomic absorption spectrometry |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| AC | Alternating current |
| AC | Atomic composition |
| AED | Atomic emission detector |
| AFS | Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy |
| AMMS | Anionic micromembrane suppressor |
| ATR | Attenuated total reflection |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| ATR-IR | Attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy |
| AZO | Azodicarbonamide |
| BHT | 2,6-Di- tert-butyl- p-cresol also known as butylated hydroxy toluene |
| bp | Boiling point |
| CHCl 3 | Chloroform |
| CID | Collision induced dissociation |
| CI-MS | Chemical ionisation mass spectrometry |
| CMMS | Cationic micromembrane suppressor |
| CVAAS | Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry |
| DC | Direct current |
| DIOP | Di-isooctyl phthalate |
| DLTDP | Dilaurylthiodipropionate |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DNPH | 2,4-Dinitrodiphenylhydrazine |
| DOBP | 4-(Dodecyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzophenone |
| DOP | Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| DP | Degree of polymerisation |
| DPG | Dipropylene glycol |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimeter |
| DTA | Dynamic thermal analysis |
| EDXRF | Energy dispersive |
| EGA | Evolved gas analysis |
| EI-MS | Electron impact mass spectra |
| ELV | End-of-life vehicle(s) |
| EPDM | Ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer |
| ESI | Electrospray ionisation |
| ESI-MS | Electrospray ionisation MS |
| ESI-MS-MS | Electrospray ionisation MS MS |
| FAB | Fast atom bombardment |
| FD | Field desorption |
| FID | Flame ionisation detector/detection |
| FI-MS | Field ionisation |
| FTIR | Fourier... |