| Description |
1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Polymer nanomaterials for food packaging: current issues and future trends -- Chapter 2. Ethics, communication, and safety in the use of PNFP -- Chapter 3. Evolution of rheology, structure, and properties around the rheological flocculation and percolation thresholds in polymer nanocomposites -- Chapter 4. Characterization of safe nanostructured polymeric materials -- Chapter 5. Plasma technology for polymer food packaging materials -- Chapter 6. Polypropylene and polyethylene-based nanocomposites for food packaging applications -- Chapter 7. Some aspects concerning the nanomaterials from renewable resources use in food packaging -- Chapter 8. Cellulose nanowhiskers: properties and applications as nanofillers in nanocomposites with interest in food biopackaging applications -- Chapter 9. Edible nano-laminate coatings for food applications -- Chapter 10. Potential application of nanomaterials in food packaging and interactions of nanomaterials with food -- Chapter 11. Photodegradation of poly(lactic acid)/organo-modified clay nanocomposites under natural weathering exposure -- Chapter 12. Recycling of nanocomposites -- Chapter 13. Polymer nanocomposite materials used for food packaging |
| Summary |
Polymer nanotechnology offers exciting benefits to the food industry, including better materials for food packaging and safer foods on supermarket shelves with lower incidences of contamination. Ecosustainable Polymer Nanomaterials for Food Packaging: Innovative Solutions, Characterization Needs, Safety and Environmental Issues examines the complete life cycle of packaging based on polymer nanomaterials. Focusing on current developments in nanomaterial packaging applications most likely to be accepted by consumers and attract regulatory attention in the immediate future, the book begins with a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Food -- Packaging -- Materials
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Polymers.
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Nanostructured materials.
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polymers.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science.
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Food -- Packaging -- Materials
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Nanostructured materials
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Polymers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Silvestre, Clara.
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Cimmino, Sossio.
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| LC no. |
2012043690 |
| ISBN |
9780429098123 |
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042909812X |
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9789004207387 |
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9004207384 |
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9789004207370 |
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9004207376 |
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9781138034266 |
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1138034266 |
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