Biodegradable Polymeric Materials for Food Packaging
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 264
Special Issue Editor
2. Misafir Öğretim Üyesi, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Universitesi, Kimya Bölümü, 67100 Zonguldak, Turkey
Interests: amphiphilic polymers; biodegradable polymers; biomaterials; controlled living polymerization; in vivo biocompatibility; microbial polyesters; nanomaterials; thermoresponsive polymers; block/graft copolymers; controlled living radical polymerization; ring opening; anionic; cationic polymerization; microbial polyesters (PHA)s; organic–inorganic nano-composite materials; autoxidation-unsaturated plant oils; biodegradable polymers PCL; PLA; natural polymers; organic polymer synthesis; thermo and pH-responsive polymers; physicochemical; mechanical; optic and spectrometric characterization of polymers; active packaging materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The popularity of renewable resources for polymer production originates from the limited amount of raw fossil materials and the environmental issues resulting from many chemical products derived from petrochemical feedstocks. Because non-degradable plastics currently occupy an excess of ¼ of the volume of landfills, there is a great need to develop renewable plastics that do not involve toxic compounds in their manufacture, with polyolefins being the most produced and consumed synthetic polymers worldwide, used for things such as packaging, toys, appliances, and disposable items. Although chemical and biological inertness was originally seen as an advantage, the high stability of these compounds and resistance to degradation has led to their accumulation in the environment and considerably increasing visible pollution, biodegradation representing a solution for the treatment of packaging and disposable items waste.
One of the key limiting factors regarding the shelf life of food and beverages is oxidative degradation, leading to lipid rancidity, color loss, and nutrient degradation, which can be inhibited by the addition of synthetic antioxidants with many synthetic additives playing a key role in product preservation. An alternative preservation strategy currently being explored to allow for the removal of such synthetic additives from food and beverages is antioxidant active packaging. Currently, the most widely used antioxidant active packaging technologies are oxygen-scavenging sachets and labels, and although effective in low moisture foods, they are not suitable for use in liquid and semiliquid foods. Therefore, there is a need for the development of advanced material chemistry solutions in active food packaging designed for use with such foods.
Prof. Dr. Baki Hazer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers and post polymerization
- autoxidation of unsaturated vegetable oils
- active packaging
- antioxidant
- PVC functionalization for food packaging
- PP functionalization for food packaging
- natural compounds
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