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Bio-based Materials for Food Packaging

Green and Sustainable Advanced Packaging Materials

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Shakeel Ahmed

    1. Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College Mendhar, Mendhar, India

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  • Provides an up-to-date account of the research in the field of biomaterials for food industry
  • Examines the applications and environmental impact of a variety of biopolymers in food packaging
  • Tackles brilliantly, a very pressing issue of environmental pollution through plastic waste in food industry

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Bio-based Materials: Past to Future

    • Tanvir Arfin, Kamini Sonawane
    Pages 1-32

  3. Interaction Phenomena Between Packaging and Product

    • S. K. Vimala Bharathi, J. A. Moses, C. Anandharamakrishnan
    Pages 33-56

  4. Testing Methods for Packaging Materials

    • Heera Jayan, J. A. Moses, C. Anandharamakrishnan
    Pages 57-79

  5. Functionality and Properties of Bio-based Materials

    • Pintu Pandit, Gayatri T. Nadathur, Saptarshi Maiti, Baburaj Regubalan
    Pages 81-103

  6. Potential Bio-Based Edible Films, Foams, and Hydrogels for Food Packaging

    • Baburaj Regubalan, Pintu Pandit, Saptarshi Maiti, Gayatri T. Nadathur, Aranya Mallick
    Pages 105-123

  7. Nanotechnology and Edible Films for Food Packaging Applications

    • Paula J. P. Espitia, Caio G. Otoni
    Pages 125-145

  8. Bio-nanocomposites in Packaging: Business Model for Products’ Commercialisation

    • Hezekiah Oladimeji, Shalini Singh
    Pages 147-172

  9. Environment-Friendly Biopolymers for Food Packaging: Starch, Protein, and Poly-lactic Acid (PLA)

    • Sai Pyae Sone Aung, Hnin Htet Htet Shein, Kyaw Nyein Aye, Nitar Nwe
    Pages 173-195

  10. Biodegradable Smart Biopolymers for Food Packaging: Sustainable Approach Toward Green Environment

    • Roohi, Pallavi Srivastava, Kulsoom Bano, Mohammed Rehan Zaheer, Mohammed Kuddus
    Pages 197-216

  11. Biopolymers, Nanocomposites, and Environmental Protection: A Far-Reaching Review

    • Sukanchan Palit, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
    Pages 217-236

  12. Chitosan-Based Edible Membranes for Food Packaging

    • Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Entsar I. Rabea
    Pages 237-267

  13. Chitosan-Based Nanocomposites in Food Packaging

    • Ritu Hooda, Bhawna Batra, Vijay Kalra, Joginder Singh Rana, Minakshi Sharma
    Pages 269-285

  14. Nanocomposites in Packaging: A Groundbreaking Review and a Vision for the Future

    • Sukanchan Palit, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
    Pages 287-303
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About this book

This book provides an overview of the lastest developments in biobased materials and their applications in food packaging. Written by experts in their respective research domain, its thirteen chapters discuss in detail fundamental knowledge on bio based materials. It is intended as a reference book for researchers, students, research scholars, academicians and scientists seeking biobased materials for food packaging applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College Mendhar, Mendhar, India

    Shakeel Ahmed

About the editor

Shakeel Ahmed, PhD, is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He worked as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi), New Delhi and as a Research Fellow at Bio/Polymers Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He obtained his Ph.D. in the area of biopolymers and bionanocomposites. He has published several research publications on green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications, including biomedical, packaging, sensors, and water treatment. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), USA, associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, member of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden and life member of the Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry (India). He is an active reviewer and member of the editorial boards of severalreputed journals. He has published numerous books with leading international publishers.

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