Pesticide-Loaded Nanocarriers from Lignin Sulfonates-A Promising Tool for Sustainable Plant Protection.

ABSTRACT: Lignin is a promising feedstock in sustainable formulations for agrochemicals not only because of its biodegradability but also because the biopolymer occurs naturally in the cell wall of plants and therefore is renewable and abundant. We used different lignin sulfonates to prepare stable aqueous dispersions of lignin nanocarriers loaded with agrochemicals by interfacial cross-linking in a direct miniemulsion. Despite the differences in structure and functionality, different lignin sulfonates were successfully methacrylated and degrees of methacrylation (>70%) were achieved. The resulting methacrylated lignin sulfonates were water-soluble and exhibited interfacial activity; they were used as reactive surfactants to stabilize oil droplets (cyclohexane or olive or rapeseed oil) loaded with a

SUBMITTER: Beckers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature