| ACL | Acetylated lignin |
| AL | Alkali lignin |
| APTES | (3-aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane |
| CL | Cationic lignin |
| DHP | Dehydrogenation polymer |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EG | Ethylene glycol |
| EHL | Enzymatic hydrolysis lignin |
| ISISA | Ice- segregation-induced self-assembly |
| KL | Kraft lignin |
| MMT | Montmorillonite |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| OS | Organosolv lignin |
| PDAC | Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) |
| PEGDEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PL | Pyrolytic lignin |
| RAFT | Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| SLI | Scattered light intensity |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |