Sustainable food packaging technology
Towards more sustainable packaging with biodegradable materials! The combination of the continuously increasing food packaging waste with the non-biodegradable nature of the plastic materials that have a big slice of the packaging market makes it necessary to move towards sustainable packaging for the benefit of the environment and human health. Sustainable packaging is the type of packaging that can provide to food the necessary protection conditions, but at the same type is biodegradable and can be disposed as organic waste to the landfills in order to biodegrade through a natural procedure. In this way, sustainable packaging becomes part of the circular economy. "Sustainable Food Packaging Technology" deals with packaging solutions that use engineered biopolymers or biocomposites that have suitable physicochemical properties for food contact and protection and originate both from renewable or non-renewable resources, but in both cases are compostable or edible. Modified paper and cardboard with increased protective properties towards food while keeping their compostability are presented as well. The book also covers natural components that can make the packaging functional, e.g., by providing active protection to the food indicating food spoilage.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Weinheim (Germany) Wiley-VCH
2021
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| Subjects: | food packaging, sustainability, biopolymers, thermoplastics, antimicrobials, antioxidants, biocomposites, food preservation, ecofriendly products, SDGs, Goal 12 Responsible production and consumption, |
| Online Access: | https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.fao.idm.oclc.org/doi/book/10.1002/9783527820078 |
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