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Food Packaging: Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Innovations is a one-stop reference for packaging materials researchers working across various industries. With chapters written by leading international researchers from industry, academia, government, and private research institutions, this book offers a broad view of important developments in food packaging.
- Presents an extensive survey of food packaging materials and modern technologies
- Demonstrates the potential of various materials for use in demanding applications
- Discusses the use of polymers, composites, nanotechnology, hybrid materials, coatings, wood-based, and other materials in packaging
- Describes biodegradable packaging, antimicrobial studies, and environmental issues related to packaging materials
- Offers current status, trends, opportunities, and future directions
Aimed at advanced students, research scholars, and professionals in food packaging development, this application-oriented book will help expand the reader’s knowledge of advanced materials and their use of innovation in food packaging.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Bio-Based Materials for Active Food Packaging: Dream or Reality........ 1
Ângelo Luís, Fernanda Domingues, and Filomena Silva
Chapter 2 Biodegradable Films for Food Packaging...........................................83
Haniyeh Rostamzad
Chapter 3 Recent Advances in the Production of Multilayer
Biodegradable Films......................................................................... 103
Daiane Nogueira, Gabriel da Silva Filipini and
Vilásia Guimarães Martins
Chapter 4 Environmental Issues Related to Packaging Materials..................... 127
Sandhya Alice Varghese, Sanjay M.R, Senthilkumar K.,
Sabarish Radoor, Suchart Siengchin, and
Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai
Chapter 5 Antimicrobial Studies on Food Packaging Materials....................... 141
Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, S.M. Sapuan, Tengku Arisyah
Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Farah Nadia Mohammad Padzil,
Nur Sharmila Sharip, Lawrence Yee Foong Ng, Liana Noor
Megashah, Siti Shazra Shazleen, Noor Farisha Abd. Rahim,
R. Syafiq, and R.A. Ilyas
Chapter 6 Biodegradable Eco-Friendly Packaging and Coatings
Incorporated of Natural Active Compounds..................................... 171
Josemar Gonçalves de Oliveira Filho, Ailton Cesar Lemes,
Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga, and Mariana Buranelo Egea
Chapter 7 Biodegradable Polymer Composites with Reinforced Natural
Fibers for Packaging Materials.........................................................207
B. Ashok and A. Varada Rajulu
Chapter 8 Electrospun Nanofibers: Fundamentals, Food Packaging
Technology, and Safety.....................................................................223
Juliana Botelho Moreira, Suelen Goettems Kuntzler, Ana
Luiza Machado Terra, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa, and
Michele Greque de Morais
Chapter 9 Influence of Nanoparticles on the Shelf Life of Food in
Packaging Materials.......................................................................... 255
Malinee Sriariyanun, Atthasit Tawai, and Yu-Shen Cheng
Chapter 10 Optoelectronic and Electronic Packaging Materials and
Their Properties.................................................................................277
Theivasanthi Thirugnanasambandan and Karthikeyan Subramaniam
Chapter 11 Processing and Properties of Chitosan and/or Chitin
Biocomposites for Food Packaging................................................... 291
Maria Râpă and Cornelia Vasile
Chapter 12 Chitosan-Based Hybrid Nanocomposites for Food
Packaging Applications..................................................................... 327
M. Chandrasekar, K. Senthilkumar, T. Senthil Muthu Kumar,
Sabarish Radoor, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, and
Suchart Siengchin
Chapter 13 Medium Density Fiberboard as Food Contact Material:
A Proposed Methodology for Safety Evaluation from the Food
Contact Point of View....................................................................... 347
P. Vazquez-Loureiro, F. Salgado, A. Rodríguez Bernaldo de
Quirós, and R. Sendón
Chapter 14 Applications of Nanotechnology in Food Packaging........................369
Aswathy Jayakumar, Sabarish Radoor, Jasila Karayil,
Radhakrishnan E.K, Sanjay M.R, Suchart Siengchin, and
Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai