Sustainable Polymers for Food Packaging : : An Introduction /

Sustainable Polymers for Food Packaging : : An Introduction / / Vimal Katiyar.

Bio-based plastics and nanocomposites can be used in improved packaging for food. The morphologies and physical and chemical properties of food packaging must be carefully controlled. This book covers topics such as: food packaging types, natural polymers, material properties, regulations and legisl...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
VerfasserIn:
Katiyar, Vimal,
MitwirkendeR:
Bhagabati, Purabi,
Bhardwaj, Umesh,
Chakraborty, Gourhari,
Dhar, Prodyut,
Ghosh, Tabli,
Gupta, Arvind,
Katiyar, Vimal,
Kumar Gali, Kiran,
Kumar Kalita, Naba,
Kumar Pal, Akhilesh,
Mili, Medha,
Mohan Bhasney, Siddharth,
Patwa, Rahul,
Sekhar Borkotoky, Shasanka,
Singh Gaur, Surendra,
Soundararajan, Narendren,
Tesfaye, Melakuu,
Tripathi, Neelima,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Edition:2nd edition
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XV, 215 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Sustainable polymers for food packaging: an introduction
  • 2. Biobased and biodegradable polymers for food packaging: commercial status
  • 3. Biobased sustainable polymers for food packaging applications
  • 4. Polylactic acid for food packaging applications
  • 5. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: microbially derived biodegradable polymer for food packaging applications
  • 6. General material property requirement for food packaging applications
  • 7. Up-to-date advances of biobased and biodegradable polymers in food packaging
  • 8. Polymer blends for sustainable food packaging
  • 9. Biobased biodegradable polymers in food packaging: regulations and legislations
  • 10. Edible polymer-based sustainable food packaging
  • 11. Trends on end-of-life options, including recycling, reusing and composting of waste food packages
  • 12. Authors’ view point toward developments in biodegradable polymers to improve their versatility in food packaging
  • Index

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