412 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    412 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    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.

     

    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

    Biography

    Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Suchart Siengchin