
Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging
Innovations and Technology Applications
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Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging
Innovations and Technology Applications
About this book
Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging
Explore the latest developments and advancements in biopolymer-based food packaging
In Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging: Innovations and Technology Applications, a team of accomplished researchers delivers a complete, systematic, and sequential account of the contemporary developments in the application of biopolymers for sustainable food packaging. This book introduces the fabrication, characterization as well as benefits arising from the enhanced functionalities of biopolymer-based food packaging materials.
The authors introduce various polysaccharide, protein, and microbial polymer-based food packaging films and coatings, as well as biopolymer-based blends and nanocomposites. Importance of these materials as active and intelligent food packaging systems is also introduced. Finally, the book explores biopolymer-based edible food packaging, and its efficacy in extending the shelf-life of perishable food items using sustainable materials and processes suitable for the future of circular economies around the world.
Readers will also find:
- A thorough introduction to the incorporation of nanomaterials as fillers to improve the physico-chemical, mechanical, thermal, barrier, optical, and antimicrobial properties of food packaging nanocomposites
- Comprehensive discussions of the use of plant-based bioactive compounds, including essential oils, in biopolymer-based food packaging
- Practical examinations of silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles in food packaging
- In-depth treatments of polylactic acid-based composites for food packaging applications
Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging: Innovations and Technology Applications is an invaluable resource for academic researchers and professionals in food packaging and related industries, as well as research scholars, graduate students, and entrepreneurs working and studying in the field of food preservation, environmental safety, and human health with a focus on the sustainable future.
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Table of contents
- Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging: Innovations and Technology Applications
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 An Overview of Natural Biopolymers in Food Packaging
- 2 Biopolymers: The Chemistry of Food and Packaging
- 3 Technologies for Biopolymer-Based Films and Coatings
- 4 Chitosan-Based Films and Coatings
- 5 Starch-Based Edible Films and Coatings
- 6 Protein-Based Films and Coatings
- 7 Microbial Polysaccharides (MPs) in Food Packaging
- 8 Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Composites in Food Packaging
- 9 Antimicrobial Agents in Films and Coatings
- 10 Nanomaterials in Food Packaging
- 11 Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Films and Coatings
- 12 Plant-Based Active Compounds in Food Packaging
- 13 Essential Oils in Active Films and Coatings
- 14 Edible Films and Coatings
- Index
- EULA