Biobased polymers with functional additives for food packaging applications

What is it about?

This chapter mainly focuses on food packaging films composed of biobased polymers and functional additives like montmorillonite and nanocellulose. Barrier, mechanical, optical, thermal, surface and functional properties of polymer nanocomposited discussed and reviewed in depth.

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Why is it important?

Environmental issues regarding food packaging is a hot topic, since the unrecycled food packaging waste mountains are inevitable witness of the problem. Therefore scientists are working on continual development and improvement of biobased alternatives. This chapter provides an insight for production of biopolymers and elaborating their functional properties.