Recently,
lignin utilization in advanced applications has gained
much interest. Due to the limitation of the current use of standard
lignin, lignin particles have recently gained attention in overcoming
the challenge. In this work, the spherical lignin particles obtained
from organosolv lignin (OL) were prepared using the dialysis method
with tetrahydrofuran (THF) or ethanol as the solvent. From the result,
it was found that the types of lignin and solvent, initial lignin
concentration, and stirring rate strongly affected the size of fabricated
particles. Moreover, the preparation of lignin particles using THF
as a solvent showed more uniform and symmetric spherical lignin particles.
The stability of the particle dispersion was examined under various
pH conditions. Moreover, lignin samples were also introduced into
the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) for the production of ultraviolet (UV)-blocking
composite film. Mechanical and optical properties of composite film
were also observed. As a result, the prepared lignin–PVA composite
film showed great ultraviolet (UV) protective potential in both UVA
and UVB regions.
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