Biodegradable Polymer-Based Food Packaging

This book covers different aspects of biodegradable packaging, such as their sourcing and application in food industries. The book focuses on the production and characterization of biodegradable food packaging derived from plant, animal and microbial sources. Chapters highlight the nano-technological interventions in biodegradable food packaging and the less studied microbial biopolymer-based biodegradable food packaging makes it distinct from other related books. It includes the latest research and development in the areas of food processing, food packaging, material science and polymeric science. It also discusses the standards and regulatory guidelines about the biodegradability testing of these polymers.

Chapter 1. Introduction-Scope and importance of biodegradable polymers.- Chapter 2. Plant derived biopolymers in food packaging-current status and market potential.- Chapter 3. Plants and Animal Derived Enzymes and Their Potential Application in Food Processing and Preservation.- Chapter 4. Microbial derived biodegradable polymers as food packaging tool.- Chapter 5. Polyhdroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Food packaging.- Chapter 6. Green polymer based biodegradable packaging.- Chapter 7. Role of agro-waste in economical food packaging synthesis.- Chapter 8. Enzymes involved in synthesis of biodegradable food packaging materials.- Chapter 9. Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers with potential applications in food packaging.- Chapter 10. Downstream processing strategies for synthesis of biodegradable polymers.- Chapter 11. Functionality test methods for biodegradable polymers.- Chapter 12. Nanocomposite biodegradable polymers for food packaging.- Chapter 13. Application of biopolymer blends as edible films and coatings in food packaging.- Chapter 14. Biopolymer based active and intelligent packaging for food applications.- Chapter 15. Standards and guidelines for testing biodegradability  of bio-plastic.- Chapter 16. Future prospects of Biodegradable polymers in Food industry.

Dr. Abhishek Dutt Tripathi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India. He has done his M.Tech. and Ph.D in Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He has published 54 research papers and articles in journal of national and international reputes. He has also published 2 books, 2 laboratory manuals and more than 8 book chapters.

Dr. Kianoush Khosravi Darani is a Professor at the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute of Iran. She has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 125 research papers in journals of national and international repute. 

Dr. Dinesh Chandra Rai is a Professor and Head of the Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in the field of dairy science and technology. He has published more than 120 research papers, 05 manuals and 16 book chapters. 

Veena Paul is a DST-INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow at Banaras Hindu University, India. She received her master's degree in Food Science and Technology from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University and got the first rank in master's degree and awarded the gold medal. She has published several research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. She has published several book chapters with reputed publications such as Springer.