Nanostructured Materials for Food Packaging Applications

Jissy Jacob, Ilaria Cacciotti, Sabu Thomas, Jissy Jacob, Ilaria Cacciotti, Sabu Thomas

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9780323995252
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323995269
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Nanostructured Materials for Food Packaging Applications brings together the latest advances in the preparation of nanostructured materials with the required properties and performance for food packaging applications. The book begins by summarizing the state-of-the-art, opportunities, challenges and solutions in terms of materials for packaging, while also introducing the polymers and fillers in use, their general characteristics and modifications. This is followed by detailed coverage of characterization techniques, fabrication methods and the possibilities for fully green nanoscale materials. The subsequent chapters focus on specific nanomaterials and nanocomposites for food packaging, covering a broad range of materials, methods, and properties. The final chapters highlight functionalized nanomaterials, intelligent and smart packaging systems, kinetic studies, modelling and simulation, safety assessment, and lifecycle assessment of food packaging materials. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students across nanotechnology, polymer science, films, barriers, coatings, packaging, food science, chemistry, and materials science, as well as scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals. - Covers a broad range of nanomaterials and nanocomposites for food packaging applications - Guides the reader through characterization, fabrication methods, properties and analysis - Considers intelligent and smart packaging systems, safety assessment and lifecycle assessment

Table of contents

• Nanostructured Materials for Food Packaging Applications
• Chapter 1 An overview of the packaging industry
• Chapter 2 Polymers and fillers used in the packaging industry
• Chapter 3 General characteristics of packaging materials and their modifications
• Chapter 4 Characterization techniques and fabrication methods used for nanocomposites
• Chapter 5 An outlook of fully green nanoscale food packaging
• Chapter 6 Polymer/nanocellulose composites for food packaging
• Chapter 7 Polymer–nano-chitin and polymer–nano-chitosan composites for food packaging
• Chapter 8 Polymer–nanostarch composites for food packaging
• Chapter 9 Polymer–clay nanocomposites for food packaging
• Chapter 10 Polymer–graphene composites for packaging applications
• Chapter 11 Polymer–CNT composites for food packaging
• Chapter 12 Polymer–nano-ZnO composites for food packaging
• Chapter 13 Polymer/copper and copper oxide composites for food packaging
• Chapter 14 Polymer–silver composites for food packaging
• Chapter 15 Polymer/hybrid nanofiller composites for food packaging
• Chapter 16 Polymer/organic nanoparticle composites for food packaging
• Chapter 17 Electrospun nanofibrous systems in food packaging
• Chapter 18 Multilayered films for food packaging
• Chapter 19 Studies on nanostructure functionalized materials for active and intelligent food packaging
• Chapter 20 Kinetic studies of nanostructured food packaging materials
• Chapter 21 Theory modeling and simulations of nanostructured packaging systems
• Chapter 22 Nanomaterial migration into the food matrix
• Chapter 23 Safety assessment of nanostructured packaging materials
• Chapter 24 Nanomaterials at the forefront of advances in active and intelligent food packaging
• Chapter 25 Recent advances in life cycle assessment of nanomaterials for packaging applications
• Index