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. 2021 May 19;11(5):1336. doi: 10.3390/nano11051336

Table 6.

Synthesis of Modified Lignin Nanoparticles.

Modifier Methods Lignin Source Solvent Diameter
(nm)
Morphology Mechanism Reference
acetyl bromide H2O-
precipitation
alkali lignin THF 110 colloidal spheres self-
assembly
[87]
(diethylamino)
ethyl methacrylate
CO2/N2
-dispersion/
precipitation
DMF/
H2O
237–404 nanoparticle dispersion
flocculation
[3]
allyl bromide
trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate)
mini
emulsion
polymerization
sodium lignosulfonate butyl acetate/hexadecane/H2O 50–400 spherical nanocapsule oil/water interface cross-linking [89]
methacrylic anhydride kraft lignin DMF/
hexadecane
250–2000 solid
core-shell porous
free radical polymerization [91]
epichlorohydrin microemulsification alkali lignin octane/H2O 90–1000 submicron
colloidal
oil/water interface cross-linking [90]
formaldehyde HCl-
precipitation
sarkand grass lignin NaOH/H2O 200 nanoparticle self-assembly [92]