Environmentally compatible food packaging
Title:
Environmentally compatible food packaging
Author:
Chiellini, Emo.
ISBN:
9781601196507
9781845694784
Publication Information:
Boca Raton : CRC ; Cambridge : Woodhead, 2008.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xix, 568 p.) : ill.
Series:
Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology and nutrition
Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition.
Contents:
Biobased Food Packaging Materials: New Directions -- State-of-The-Art Biobased Food Packaging Materials / Types, Production and Assessment of Biobased Food Packaging Materials / Thermoplastic Nanobiocomposites for Rigid and Flexible Food Packaging Applications / Improved Fibre-Based Packaging for Food Applications / Starch-Based Edible Films / Use of Chitin and Chitosan for Food Packaging Applications / Using Environmentally Compatible Packaging Technologies in the Food Industry -- Consumer Attitude to Food Packaging and the Market for Environmentally Compatible Products / Environmental Assessment of Food Packaging and Advanced Methods for Choosing the Correct Materials / Measuring the Environmental Performance of Food Packaging: Life Cycle Assessment / Eco-Design of Food Packaging Materials / Additives for Environmentally Compatible Active Food Packaging / Recycling of Food Packaging Materials: An Overview / Recycled Plastics For Food Applications: Improving Safety and Quality / Recycled Paper and Board for Food Applications: Improving Safety and Quality / Environmentally Compatible Food Packaging for Particular Applications -- Overview of Environmentally Compatible Polymeric Materials for Food Packaging / Modified Atmosphere Packaging using Environmentally Compatible and Active Food Packaging Materials
Abstract:
Annotation Food packaging performs an essential function, but packaging materials can have a negative impact on the environment. This collection reviews bio-based, biodegradable and recycled materials and their current and potential applications for food protection and preservation. The first part of the book focuses on environmentally-compatible food packaging materials. Part 2 discusses drivers for using alternative packaging materials, such as legislation and consumer preference, environmental assessment of food packaging and food packaging eco-design. Chapters on the applications of environmentally-compatible materials for particular functions, such as active packaging, and in particular product sectors then follow.
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