Advanced Nanomembranes for Food and Food-Packaging Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 4653
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrition; food chemistry; nano-coating; nanomembranes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is no doubt that the development of new materials for food packaging is a challenge that involves scientific and technological competences. Consumer needs and socioeconomic problems are the most important driving forces of this process that has, as its ultimate goal, the delivery of high-quality and safe food products to the consumer in an efficient manner.
Their use has been addressed toward two main perspectives: (a) modulating the gas exchange rate between the inside and outside of the package environment (such as some applications of modified-atmosphere packaging) and (b) actively controlling the release or absorption of specific compounds from the packaged food (active packaging). In particular, the possibility of tailoring the membrane morphology, porosity, and properties allows an extension of their use to a broad range of food packaging purpose. For this reason, food packaging and membrane developers have started collaborations in order to evaluate how membrane science could be applied to food packaging.
In this continuously evolving scenario, the design and production of innovative food packaging has fundamental importance, and membranes can play a key role and actively contribute to this innovation.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight beneficial outcomes of the research being performed with regard to the application of membranes in controlling gas permeability, membranes in modified-atmosphere packaging, and membranes as devices for active food packaging in the development of environmentally friendly packaging materials with biodegradable properties. Both original research articles and review papers are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Rokayya Sami
Dr. Mohammad Fikry
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food
- food chemistry
- food packaging
- nutrition
- nano-coating
- shelf life
- food engineering
- biodegradable Films
