Bio-Based Coatings and Films for Sustainable Food Packaging Systems
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Coatings for Food Technology and System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 March 2027 | Viewed by 93
Editors
Interests: bio-based food coating and packaging films; electrospray coating of foods; food waste recovery and up-cycling; improvement of the shelf life of minimally processed foods
Interests: extraction and characterization of biopolymers (cellulose, starch, pectin, and lignocellulosic materials) from agri-food wastes; waste valorization for sustainable food packaging; development of biodegradable and active films; and polymer science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Minimization of food waste and improvement of the shelf-life of foods are important not only for providing food equity but also for supporting sustainable and economical food systems. Therefore, environmentally friendly and microplastic-free food packaging films and coatings with improved functionalities are recently emerging to enhance sustainable food systems. Novel coating methods with minimal material use, as well as bio-based and biodegradable food packaging films up-cycled or recycled from agricultural or food waste and by-products, are gaining interest for reducing the environmental impact of packaging material production and, consequently, the carbon footprint. These novel coating materials include, but are not limited to, starches, cellulose and modified cellulose fractions, proteins, and lipids.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to food coatings and packaging films made from bio-based and biodegradable materials, as well as novel production methods of coating or films for improving the shelf-life of foods. We welcome contributions addressing the sustainability of food packaging systems, and improving the properties of coating or film packaging film formulations in terms of moisture and gas permeability, mechanical and thermal properties, optical properties, microstructure, and scalability to industrial applications.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel edible food coating materials and applications;
- Extraction and up-cycling of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin for coating and film applications;
- Active and intelligent bio-based coatings with antioxidant or antimicrobial functions;
- Surface modification and coating technologies to improve moisture and gas barrier properties.
Dr. Hülya Çakmak
Dr. Ece Söğüt
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- edible coating
- edible film
- bio-based coating
- biodegradable coatings
- sustainable food packaging
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