1st Edition
Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications
With a pressing need for more sustainable packaging solutions, biopolymers are a promising alternative to traditional packaging materials as they are renewable, biodegradable, and often compostable. Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications provides a comprehensive examination of the present state and prospective advancements in green biopolymers for packaging. Covering the development, characterization, properties, and performance of biopolymers customized for packaging purposes, it explores their environmental impact and economic benefits.
Key Features:
· Offers a detailed examination of the present state and forthcoming prospects of green biopolymers in packaging.
· Explores a multitude of applications where biopolymers can be utilized in packaging solutions.
· Evaluates the ecological footprint, economic advantages, and hurdles associated with the adoption of green biopolymers for packaging purposes.
· Delves into forthcoming outlooks and promising avenues for research within the realm of biopolymer-based packaging.
Intended as an essential resource for professionals in academia, industry, and government, its goal is to offer a complete understanding of the opportunities and challenges related to employing biopolymers in packaging solutions.
Preface
1. Green biopolymers for packaging - an overview
Niloy Chatterjee and Pubali Dhar
2. Properties and Performance of Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications
Awodi Ene, Mohan Turup Pandurangan, Krishnan Kanny
3. Methods of Fabrications of Green Biopolymers for Packaging Films
Sohail Shahzad, Maria Mujahid
4. Characterization of Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications
Muhammad Shahbaz, Aneesa Altaf, Hammad Naeem, Ushna Momal and Shamas Murtaza, Nighat Raza
5. Green Biopolymers in Food Packaging
Yasir Iqbal, Muhammad Ehsan Ameer, Iqbal Ahmed, Aman Ullah, Muhammad Faisal Irfan, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha
6. Green Biopolymers in Consumer Goods Packaging
Rehan Ali Pradhan
7. Green Biopolymers in Sustainable Packaging Design and Materials
Iqbal Ahmed, Hira Zulfiqar, Ijaz Hussain, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Furqan Farooq & Hunain Zulfiqar
8. Green Biopolymers as Smart Food Packaging Solutions: General Consideration And Novel Trends
Priyanka Mishra, Nisha Sharma, Apoorv Mishra, P.C Gupta
9. Polylactic acid-based materials for enhanced antimicrobial food packaging
Harshada M
10. Edible Biopolymers for Food Applications
Meghraj Suryawanshi, Swati Kurtkoti, Taufik Mulla, Esha Shah, Himanshu Sharma, Hirvita Bhatt
11. Application of Modified Starch in Food Packaging
Meghraj Suryawanshi, Taufik Mulla, Indranil Suryawanshi, Kuldeep Vinchurkar, Ummehani Kallawala
12. Protein based Biopolymers of Plant Origin for Food Applications
Anirudh Singh Bhathiwal, G.B. Dharma Rao, Anjaneyulu Bendi, AditiTiwari
13. Application of chitosan-based materials in food packaging
Avni Gupta, Devyanshu Sachdev
14. Biopolymers in Temperature-Sensitive Packaging
Ankita Acharya
15. Green Biopolymers in Food and Dairy Packaging
Pratiksha, Maumita Adhikary, Aparnna V.P.
16. Biopolymers as antimicrobial food packaging
Neeraj Mishra, Priyanka Mishra, Ritu Kumari Singh, Aman Pratap Singh, Brajesh Varshney
17. Future prospects of green biopolymers in Packaging Applications
Niloy Chatterjee, Sourav Kumar Nandi, and Pubali Dhar
Biography
Aman Ullah obtained Ph.D. with distinction in Chemical Sciences and Technologies from the University of Genoa (Italy), working together at Southern Methodist University (USA). Presently, he serves as a Professor and Director of the Lipid Utilization Labs at the University of Alberta (Canada). Ullah and his research team focus on synthesizing novel monomers, biopolymers, and bioconjugates from renewable sources, aiming for diverse industrial applications. He has over 100 publications, 18-book chapter and 9 patents/application. He received several awards including Canadian Rising Star Award (2012), ALES research and Innovation Award (2019) and ASTech Innovation Award (2022).
Shakeel Ahmed PhD, is working as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Higher Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Assistant Professor at Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has published several research publications in area of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment. He is regular member of American Chemical Society (ACS), USA, member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), UK, member of international association of advanced materials (IAAM), Sweden and life member of Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry (India). He has published more than 30 books in the area of nanomaterials and green materials with publishers of international repute. He is the fellow of The Linnean Society of London, UK and International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan. He is the recipient of many awards and have few patents in his credit.
