Sustainable Advances in Biopolymer-Based Packaging for Food Shelf-life Extension
Sep 2025 · Academic Press
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Sustainable food packaging has the potential to enhance shelf-life, optimize food preservation, and maximize nutrition. It can also be a gateway for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPGs) companies to maximize sustainable output and minimize carbon footprint. "Sustainable Advances in Biopolymer-Based Packaging for Food Shelf-life Extension, offers readers sustainable solutions for enhancing food shelf-life. By covering topics such as bio-based packaging materials, modification techniques, emerging edible coatings, synthetic biodegradable packaging, nanotechnology, hydrogels and intelligent packaging, readers can make informed decisions and implement sustainable solutions for enhancing food shelf-life while reducing reliance on traditional non-biodegradable packaging materials. "Sustainable Advances in Biopolymer-Based Packaging for Food Shelf-life Extension, begins by laying groundwork for exploring the basics of bio-based food packaging materials by covering origins, characteristics, and varieties such as plant, animal, microbial and waste materials. Subsequent chapters explain emerging bio-based materials including intelligent packaging and edible coatings. Extraction technologies, modification techniques, and applications for sustainable and eco-friendly food packaging is also discussed. Authors also highlight the potential of biopolymers, including those from plant extracts, to improve the nutritional content of packaged foods. Through country-specific case studies from the EU, Asia and North America, the book culminates with a discussion of the global regulatory landscape for bio-based food packaging and offers readers insights to challenges and future trends.• Introduces natural biopolymers, bioactive compounds, and synthetic biodegradable polymers to increase shelf-life of different food items • Explains emerging bio-based materials including intelligent packaging and edible coatings • Discusses the potential of biopolymers, including those from plant extracts, to improve nutritional content of packaged foods • Highlights extraction technologies, modification techniques, and applications for sustainable and eco-friendly food packaging • Addresses global regulatory aspects, challenges and consumer acceptance of bio-based food packaging through a series of country-specific case studies
About the author
Dr. Mihir Kumar Purkait is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. His current research activities are focused in four distinct areas viz. i) advanced separation technologies, ii) waste to energy, iii) smart materials for various applications, and iv) process intensification. In each of the area, his goal is to synthesis stimuli responsive materials and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the performance of the chemical and biochemical processes. He has more than 20 years of experience in academics and research and published more than 300 papers in different reputed journals (Citation: >16,500, h-index = 75, i-10 index = 193). He has 12 patents and completed 43 sponsored and consultancy projects from various funding agencies.Banhisikha Debnath is a Researcher in the Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India. She obtained B.Tech in Civil Engineering in 2017 from the National Institute of Technology Agartala (NITA), India and MTech in Environmental Engineering in 2019 from NITA, India. Her research work focuses on the conversion of biomass into value-added products and their health and environmental applications. She has numerous publications in different international journals of repute and several book chapters.Prangan Duarah is a doctoral research fellow at the Centre for the Environment in the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He worked on a research project at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, before joining IIT Guwahati as a research fellow. He graduated from North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, India, with a B.Tech in Energy Engineering. His current field of studies focuses on naturally-derived pharmaceutical compounds and green nanomaterial synthesis for various applications. He is a recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF), which is given to the country's most outstanding research scholars as a token of encouragement to pursue their research. He has published more than five journal papers and several book chapters in peer-reviewed international publications.
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