| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 360 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Introduction to Natural Materials for Food Packaging / Manickam Ramesh, Lakshminarasimhan Rajeshkumar, Venkateswaran Bhuvaneswari, Devarajan Balaji -- Plant Extracts-Based Food Packaging Films / Aris E Giannakas -- Essential Oils in Food Packaging Applications / Madhushree Hegde, Akshatha Chandrashekar, Mouna Nataraja, Niranjana Prabhu, Jineesh A Gopi, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai -- Agro-Waste Residue-Based Food Packaging Films / Rajarathinam Nithya, Arunachalam Thirunavukkarasu -- Hydrogel-Based Food Packaging Films / Kunal Singha, Kumar Rohit -- Natural Fiber-Based Food Packaging Films / G Rajeshkumar, M Karthick, AK Aseel Ahmed, T Vikram Raj, V Abinaya, K Madhu Mitha,, R Ronia Richelle -- Natural Clay-Based Food Packaging Films / Ram Kumar Deshmukh, Dakuri Ramakanth, Konala Akhila, Kirtiraj K Gaikwad -- Curcumin-Based Food Packaging Material / Leidy T Sanchez, Andres F Cañon-Ibarra, J Alejandro Arboleda-Murillo, Cristian C Villa -- Sustainable Materials from Starch-Based Plastics / Asanda Mtibe, Maya J John -- Main Marine Biopolymers for Food Packaging Film Applications / Jesús Rubén Rodríguez-Núñez, Diana Gabriela Montoya-Anaya, Judith Fortiz-Hernández, Yolanda Freile-Pelegrín, Tomás Jesús Madera-Santana -- Chitosan-Based Food Packaging Films / Kunal Singha, Kumar Rohit -- Effect of Natural Materials on Thermal Properties of Food Packaging Film: An Overview / H M Prathibhani C Kumarihami, Nishant Kumar, Pratibha, Anka T Petkoska, Neeraj -- Mechanical Properties of Natural Material-Based Packaging Films: Current Scenario / Johnsy George, Muhammed Navaf, Aksalamol P Raju, Ranganathan Kumar, Kappat V Sunooj -- Effects of Natural Materials on Food Preservation and Storage / Subhanki Padhi, Winny Routray -- Marketing, Environmental, and Future Perspectives of Natural Materials in Packaging / Prakash Binu, Sasi Arun Sasi, Velamparambil Gopalakrishnan Gopikrishna, Abdul Shukkur, Balu Balachandran, Mahesh Mohan |
| Summary |
Packaging plays an essential role in the production of food and its movement through the global supply chain. Food packaging has been a significant site of innovation recently, allowing consumers better access to natural and organic foods, extended shelf lives, and more. However, food packaging has become an increasingly serious environmental hazard, with the result that biodegradable food packaging has become a vital and growing area of research. Natural Materials for Food Packaging Application provides a thorough and detailed introduction to natural packaging and its applications in food transportation. Treating both recent innovations and prospective future developments, it provides readers with extensive insights into the current state of research in this field. The result is a volume designed to meet the aspirational needs of a sustainable food industry. Natural Materials for Food Packaging Application readers will also find: Detailed treatment of biodegradable packaging materials including thermo-plastic starch, polybutylene succinate, and more; Discussion of subjects including chitosan-based food packaging films, clay-based packaging films, and more; and An authorial team with vast expertise in the field of biological polymer production |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Food -- Packaging -- Materials
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Food -- Packaging -- Materials
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar, editor.
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| ISBN |
9783527837304 |
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3527837302 |
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9783527837311 |
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3527837310 |
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