ABSTRACT

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