Sustainable polymers for food packaging : an introduction / Vimal Katiyar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katiyar, Vimal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--Packaging.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 215 p.)

Edition:

2nd edition

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 legislation, edible and sustainable food packaging, and trends in end-of-life options. This book is ideal for industrial chemists and materials scientists.

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

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781523147755

152314775X

9783110644630

3110644630

9783110648034

3110648032

OCLC:

1163878895