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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298585203321

Titolo

Bio-based Materials for Food Packaging : Green and Sustainable Advanced Packaging Materials / / edited by Shakeel Ahmed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-13-1909-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Disciplina

664.09

Soggetti

Food science

Biomaterials

Polymers

Refuse and refuse disposal

Food Science

Waste Management/Waste Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Bio-based Materials: Past –to-Future -- Interaction Phenomena Between Packaging and Product -- Testing Methods for Packaging Materials -- Functionality and Properties of Bio-based Materials -- Potential Bio-based Edible Films, Foams and Hydrogels for Food Packaging -- Nanotechnology and Edible Films for Food Packaging Applications -- Bionanocomposites in Packaging: Business Model for Products’ Commercialisation -- Environmental Friendly Biopolymers for Food Packaging: Starch, Protein and Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA) -- Biodegradable Smart Biopolymers for Food Packaging: Sustainable Approach Towards Green Environment -- Biopolymers, Nanocomposites and Environmental Protection-a far-Reaching Review -- Chitosan Based Edible Membranes for Food Packaging -- Chitosan Based Nanocomposites in Food Packaging -- Application of Nanocomposites in Packaging- a far-Reaching Review and a Vision for the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an overview of the lastest developments in biobased materials and their applications in food packaging. Written by experts in their respective research domain, its thirteen chapters



discuss in detail fundamental knowledge on bio based materials. It is intended as a reference book for researchers, students, research scholars, academicians and scientists seeking biobased materials for food packaging applications.