ACAL	Acetylated Lignin
Ag@QAL	silver-loaded quaternized alkali lignin
AgNPs	silver nanoparticles
AIKL	acetone insoluble fraction of alkali lignin nanoparticles
AIKL-chol	cholesteryl-loaded acetone insoluble fraction of alkali lignin nanoparticles
AL/RSV/Fe3O4 NPs	resveratrol-loaded and magnetic alkali lignin nanoparticles
AL	alkali lignin
AmL	Aminated lignin
AmL-HIS/HCPT NPs	10-hydroxycamptothecin-loaded aminated lignin-histidine conjugate nanoparticles
ASKL	acetone soluble fraction of alkali lignin nanoparticles
ASKL-chol	cholesteryl-loaded acetone soluble fraction of alkali lignin nanoparticles
AVM	avermectin
AVM@ACAL	avermectin-loaded acetylated Lignin
AVM@BZAL	avermectin-loaded benzoylated Lignin
BBD	Box–Behnken experimental design
BLNPs	Blank Lignin Nanoparticles
BTMAC/FA	Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride/formic acid
BZAL	Benzoylated Lignin
BZL	Benzazulene
BZL-pLNPs	Benzazulene-loaded pure lignin nanoparticles
CAP	Capecitabine
CCM	Curcumin
CCM@Lig/Chi NPs	Curcumin lignin/chitosan nanoparticles
CEL	cellulolytic enzyme lignin
ChCl	Choline chloride
CHMAC	3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride
CholCl	cholesteryl chloroformate
CNCs	cellulose nanocrystals
CTAB	cetrimonium bromide
DESs	Deep eutectic solvents
DETA	Diethylenetriamine
DLC	drug loading capacity
DLE	encapsulation efficiency
DLS	Dynamic Light Scattering
DMF	N, N-Dimethylformamide
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DTX	Docetaxel
DTX@Lig/Chi NPs	Docetaxel lignin/chitosan nanoparticles
EDC·HCl	1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
EMAL	enzymatic mild acidolysis lignin
EO	essential oil
EO-LNPs	essential oil-loaded lignin nanoparticles
ETA	ethanolamine
Fe(OiPr)3	iron (III) isopropoxide
Fe3O4-LNPs	Fe3O4-infused lignin nanoparticles
Fe-LNPs	Iron (III)-complexed lignin nanoparticles
HBA	hydrogen bond acceptor
HBD	hydrogen bond donor
HCPT	10-hydroxycamptothecin
HIS	histidine
ILs	ionic liquids
LA	lactic acid
LCSN	Lignin Capped Silver Nanoparticles
Lig/Chi NPs	lignin/chitosan nanoparticles
LNPs	lignin nanoparticles
MWL	milled wood lignin
NaDES	Natural deep eutectic solvent
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
pLNPs	pure lignin nanoparticles
QAL	quaternized alkali lignin
RSV	Resveratrol
SFN	Sorafenib
SL/CTAB	sodium lignosulfonate cetrimonium bromide system
SL	sodium lignosulfonate
THF	tetrahydrofuran
XNPs	xylan nanoparticles