Reprint

Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics

From Passive Barrier to Active Packaging Behavior

Edited by
September 2020
194 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03936-968-3 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-03936-969-0 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics: From Passive Barrier to Active Packaging Behavior that was published in

Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Summary
Over the few coming decades, bio-based and biodegradable plastics produced from sustainable bioresources should essentially substitute the prevalent synthetic plastics produced from exhaustible hydrocarbon fossils.  To the greatest extend, this innovative trend has to apply to the packaging manufacturing area and especially to food packaging implementation. To supply the rapid production increment of biodegradable plastics, there must be provided the effective development of scientific-technical potential that promotes the comprehensive exploration of their structural, functional, and dynamic characteristics. In this regard, the transition from passive barrier materials preventing water and oxygen transport as well as bacteria infiltration to active functional packaging that ensures gas diffusion selectivity, antiseptics' and other modifiers' release should be based on the thorough study of biopolymer crystallinity, morphology, diffusivity, controlled biodegradability and life cycle assessment. This Special Issue accumulates the papers of international teams that devoted to scientific and industrial bases providing the biodegradable material development in the barrier and active packaging as well as in agricultural applications. We hope that book will bring great interest to the experts in the area of sustainable biopolymers.
Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY licence
Keywords
bio-HDPE; GA; natural additives; thermal resistance; UV stability; food packaging; food packaging; antimicrobial properties; polyethylene; birch bark extract; ultrasound; thermoplastic starch; biodegradation; permeability; diffusion; sorption; porous membranes; hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers; PLA bottle; bio-based and biodegradable polymers; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; ReCiPe2016 method; packaging material; bio-based polymer composite; polyethylene; natural rubber; water absorption; mycological test; biodegradability; mechanical properties; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB); polylactic acid (PLA); biomaterials; gas permeability; gas diffusion; segmental dynamics; electron spin resonance (ESR); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); poly(3-hydroxybutyrate); poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate); poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-methyl-3-hydroxyvalerate); biodegradation; hydrolysis; pancreatic lipase; mechanical behavior; chitosan; polymeric films; crosslinking; genipin; mechanical properties; sorption isotherm; degree of crosslinking; polylactide; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate); poly(ethyleneglycol); blending under shear deformations; electrospinning; biodegradability; oil absorption; PLA bottle; bio-based and biodegradable polymers; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; Monte Carlo; bio-based polymers; biodegradable packaging; diffusion; permeability; mechanical behavior; biopolymer structure; encapsulation; life cycle analysis