A new study published in the journal ‘Nature Nanotechnology’ has found that lignin-based, environmentally-benign nanoparticles (EbNPs) could replace the better known and less eco-friendly silver-based nanoparticles in pesticides. Nanoparticles are microscopic particles that exist in the environment and the silver-based nanoparticles are considered the most widely used in pesticides. While the silver-based nanoparticles exhibit broad anti-microbial properties that can kill bacteria, fungi and other microbes, they are also considered hazardous to the environment. For that […]