Nanostructured Materials for Food Packaging Applications

ISBN-13: 9780323995252 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024

Sabu Thomas; Ilaria Cacciotti; Jissy Jacob

Spis treści

1. An overview of the packaging industry: state of the art, opportunities, challenges, problems, and solutions
2. Polymers and fillers used in the packaging industry
3. General characteristics of packaging materials and its modifications
4. Characterization techniques and fabrication methods used in the packaging industry
5. An outlook of fully green nano-scale food packaging
6. Polymer/nano cellulose composites for food packaging
7. Polymer/nano chitin and nano chitosan composites for food packaging
8. Polymer/nano starch composites for food packaging
9. Polymer/clay nanocomposites for food packaging
10. Polymer/graphene composites for food packaging
11. Polymer/CNT composites for food packaging
12. Polymer/nano ZnO composites for food packaging
13. Polymer/copper and copper oxide composites for food packaging
14. Polymer/silver composites for food packaging
15. Polymer/hybrid nanofiller composites for food packaging
16. Polymer/organic nanoparticle composites for food packaging
17. Electrospun nanofibers for food packaging
18. Multilayered films for food packaging
19. Studies on nanostructured functionalized materials for active and intelligent food packaging
20. Kinetic studies of nanostructured food packaging materials
21. Theory, modelling, and simulation of nanostructured packaging systems
22. Nanomaterial migration into food matrix
23. Safety assessment of nanostructured packaging materials
24. Intelligent and smart packaging systems for food applications
25. LCA of nanomaterials for packaging applications