| Description |
xxx, 576 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Preservation of quality through packaging -- 2. Characteristics of plastic materials -- 3. Additives for plastics and their transformation products -- 4. Partition coefficients -- 5. Models for diffusion in polymers -- 6. Prediction of diffusion coefficients in gases, liquids, amorphous solids and plastic materials using an uniform model -- 7. Transport equations and their solutions -- 8. Numerical solutions of the diffusion equation -- 9. Permeation of gases, water vapor and volatile organic compounds -- 10. Migration of plastic constituents -- 11. Migration from food packaging -- 12. European Community legislation on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food -- 13. Sensory problems caused by food and packaging interactions -- 14. Case study: styrene monomer migration into dairy products in single serve portion packs -- Appendices -- Index |
| Summary |
Plastic Packaging Materials for Food Barrier Function, Mass Transport, Quality Assurance, and Legislation edited by O.-G. Piringer and A. L. Baner Plastics have developed into the most important class of packaging materials. Their relative impermeability for substances from the surroundings has great influence on the shelf life and the quality of the packed goods. At the same time the interaction between the contents and the various components of the packaging plays a decisive role. This particular book is indispensable in the search for the optimal plastic packaging. It facilitates the estimation of the influence on the goods which come from the surroundings and from the packaging. The authors do not restrict themselves only to the description of the phenomena of diffusion or transport in theory, but they show what they mean for practical applications. Food represents the central theme as main area of application for plastic packaging. It can be considered to be the "model substance" and the findings are to be applied to many other products and systems. The main rules and regulations for food packaging of the European Community and the United States are presented in this book. Furthermore the authors emphasize the testing methods for proving the mass transport and the sensory check of the quality of the products. -- Book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Food -- Packaging.
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Plastics in packaging.
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| Author |
Piringer, O.-G. (Otto G.)
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Baner, A. L. (Albert Lawrence)
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| ISBN |
3527288686 : |
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