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ABOUT THE BOOK

With the growing concern for the environment and the rising price of crude oil, there is increasing demand for non-petroleum-based polymers from renewable resources. Biopolymer films have been regarded as potential replacements for synthetic films in food packaging due to a strong marketing trend toward environmentally friendly materials. Biopolymer-based films and coatings display good barrier properties, flexibility, transparency, economic profitability, and environmental compatibility. Therefore, they have successfully been used for packaging various food products.

Biopolymer-Based Films and Coatings: Trends and Challenges elaborates on the recent methods and ingredients for making biodegradable films and coatings, as well as the current requirements for food security and environmental issues. This book also explores films and coatings prepared with essential oils, antimicrobial substances, and bioactive components that make up this active packaging. Films and coating chapters are based on biopolymers used to prepare films and coatings, that is, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and so on. This book provides a platform for researchers and industrialists on the basic and advanced concepts of films and coatings.

Key Features

• Provides a comprehensive analysis of recent findings on biopolymers (carbohydrate-, protein-, and lipid-) based films and coatings

• Contains a wealth of new information on the properties, functionality, and applications of films and coatings

• Presents possible active and functional components and ingredients for developing films and coatings.

• Guides start-up researchers on where to start the latest research work in packaging

It has been estimated that the global production of bioplastics is set to hike from ~2.11 in 2020 to ~2.87 million tonnes in 2025. Further, the demand for fresh, ready-to-eat, or semi-finished foods is increasing, and the need to maintain food safety and quality further exacerbates the challenges in the supply chain, especially with the globalization of food trade and the use of centralized processing facilities for food distribution. It is an urgent requirement to increase shelf life and reduce food product loss. Considering the great market demand for biodegradable material-based packaging systems, this book comes at an opportune time to enable researchers and food scientists to develop suitable solutions considering the sustainability and economic feasibility of the process.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

About the Editors

Contributors

1. Properties and Applicability of Starch Based Films

Anil Kumar Siroha, Sneh Punia Bangar

2. Cellulose Based Eco-friendly Films

Juan Alberto Resendiz Vazquez, Marisol Verdín García

3. Chitosan-based film and coating: properties and applications

Hugo Espinosa-Andrews, Eristeo García-Márquez, Celso Velásquez-Ordoñez, Rogelio Rodríguez-Rodríguez

4. Characterization of novel films and coating based on gums

Nidhi Dangi, Sonia Attri, Shivanki Tomar, Prixit Guleria

5. Development of Films and coating from Alginates

Pinal K. Dave, T.V. Ramana Rao, V.R. Thakkar

6. Bio-based materials for food packaging – A green and sustainable technology

Pratik Nayi, Navneet Kumar, Ho-Hsien Chen

7. Soy Protein Based Films and Coating: Functionality and Characterization

Simmi Deo, Anjelina Sundarsingh, Surangna Jain

8. Development and structural characterization of gluten based films and coatings

Priya Dangi, Nisha Chaudhary, Itu Dutta, Sneha Singhal, Navya Puri, Anchita Paul

9. Edible films and coatings with incorporation of lipids

Verbi P. Bhagabati, Kinshuk Malik, Advaita

10. Essential oil-based eco-friendly coating material

Vishal Manjunatha, Ian Blaise Smith, Urvi Shah, Clara Flores, Disha Bhattacharjee

11. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): production, properties, and packaging applications

Purnima Kumari and Anupama Singh

12. Recent advances in the development of PHB (Poly Hydroxy Butyrate) based packaging materials

Lakshmanan Muthulakshmi, R. Rajam, ShaliniMohan and P. Karthik

13. Preparation, characterization, and evaluation of antibacterial properties of Poly (3-hydroxy butarate-co-3-hydroxy valerate) (PHBV) based films and coatings

Pradeep Kumar Panda, Pranjyan Dash

14. Pullulan-based films and coatings for food packaging: Applications and challenges

Swati Mitharwal, Rajat Suhag

15. Bionanocomposites in food and medicine

Pratiksha Shrestha, Sneh Punia Bangar, Abebaw Ayele

16. Nano-structured films and coatings material: A novel approach in packaging

Advaita, Kinshuk Malik, Kritika Sharma, Verbi P. Bhagabati

17. Biopolymer Production Methods and Regulatory Aspects

Anand Kishore, Anupama Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Khushbu Kumari, Rohan Jitendra Patil

18. Food Contamination from Packaging Material

Kartik Soni, Rizwana, Aparna Agarwal, Abhishek Dutt Tripathi