Biopolymers for Food Packaging Films and Coatings II
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 3233
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fermented dairy products; probiotics; postbiotics; dairy technology; protein characterization
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the use and development of biodegradable resources in the preparation of biopolymers has gained great importance among academics and industrialists, especially for food packaging applications. Hiring bio-based resources in place of petroleum-based materials to formulate polymeric composites has captivated a lot of attention in terms of environmental, economic, and sustainability concerns. Remarkably, it has been foretold that the worldwide turnover of bioplastic production will increase to about 2.6 times for a 5-year period (2017 to 2022), reaching ca. US$ 43.87. Such a huge marketplace has driven scientific research to utilize renewable resources. Biopolymers are commonly obtained from polysaccharides, proteins, and, somehow, lipid resources to generate biopolymer-based films and coatings. Furthermore, most of the biopolymers (cellulose, starch, chitosan, zein, etc.) are synthesized through the modification of cost-effective seafood, food processing, and agriculture byproducts.
Biopolymers, per se, have various mechanical, physical, and thermal drawbacks in comparison to frequently used polymers. In this respect, a number of approaches such as the incorporation of nanomaterials, crosslinkers, plasticizers, combination with other polymers/biopolymers, and utilization of functional bioactives and antimicrobials have been engaged to cope with these drawbacks. In addition to reinforcement methods, novel approaches to fabricate food packaging films and coatings are considered as well. All bio-based composite films and coatings are covered in this Special Issue through a rapid peer-review process in the form of research papers, reviews, and perspectives.
Dr. Farhad Garavand
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food packaging
- biopolymers
- coatings
- films
- nanocomposites
