Eco-Friendly Bio-Packaging from Food Byproducts: Recent Advances and Developments
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 1525
Special Issue Editors
Interests: active antimicrobial and biodegradable packaging; polymer science; wastewater treatment; biomass and waste valorization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food wastes are generated during multiple stages of food production, from growing produce through to consumption. Significant volumes of agricultural and food processing wastes and/or by-products are produced annually on a global scale. Materials that cannot be composted or utilized for other purposes such as animal feed are commonly sent to landfill sites, where their decomposition can generate ozone-depleting methane gas. Researchers are investigating alternative uses for various food by-products in order to divert those that cannot be readily used and are presently destined for landfill. Various food by-products can be readily manipulated using physical and chemical processes to produce a range of new materials, including foams, trays, boards, and film. This Special Issue reports recent advances and developments related to the valorization of food by-products, with an emphasis on the production of bio-based packaging.
Dr. Marlene Cran
Dr. Srinivas Janaswamy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food wastes
- by-products
- packaging
- biodegradable
- valorization
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