Polymer Composites for Intelligent Food Packaging Solutions

Shakeel Ahmed, Tomy Gutierrez (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

620 Seiten

2026
Woodhead Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-443-27534-0 (ISBN)

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Polymer Composites for Intelligent Food Packaging Solutions offers a comprehensive exploration on the use of polymer composites in innovative and sustainable food packaging solutions. This contemporary guide examines fundamental principles, selection criteria, characterization methods, and recent advances in polymer science and packaging technology. With a focus on bio-based, nano-enhanced, and biodegradable materials, it provides researchers, engineers, and professionals with essential knowledge on flexible, rigid, active, and intelligent packaging solutions. By analyzing upcoming trends, challenges, and real-world scenarios, it fosters progress in developing safer, and more efficient packaging solutions, benefiting those seeking to improve their understanding of polymer composites usage in food packaging applications.

This book will serve as an authoritative reference on leveraging polymer composites to meet growing demands through interdisciplinary insights and emphasis on practical implementation, exploring distinct advantages of various composite categories for intelligent packaging solutions.

Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment. Dr. Tomy Gutiérrez has a doctorate in Food Science and Technology and another doctorate in Materials Science. Dr. Gutiérrez has been professor - researcher at the Central University of Venezuela both at the Institute of Food Science and Technology and the School of Pharmacy at the same university. He is currently a researcher in the Research Institute in Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA) - National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina. He has published at least 20 book chapters, 40 publications in international journals of high impact factor and 5 published books. He has been a lead guest editor of several international journals such as Journal of Food Quality, Advances in Polymer Technology, Current Pharmaceutical Design and Frontiers in Pharmacology. He is also an editorial board member of different international journals such as Food and Bioprocess Technology (from April 2019 to the present, 2018 Impact Factor 3.032), Current Nutraceuticals (from May 2019 to the present, 2017 Impact Factor -) and Journal of Renewable Materials (from June 2019 to the present, 2018 Impact Factor 1.429). Dr. Gutiérrez today is developing a line of research in nanostructured materials based on polymers (composite materials), which are obtained on a pilot scale to be transferred to the food, agricultural, pharmaceutical and polymer industries. It is also a collaborator of international projects between Argentina and Brazil, Colombia, France, Iran, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Venezuela

1. Introduction to polymer composites in food packaging
2. Fundamentals of polymer composites: fillers and matrixes
3. Properties of polymer composites relevant to food packaging
4. Types of polymer composites for food packaging
5. Processing techniques for polymer composites in food packaging
6. Characterization methods for polymer composites in food packaging
7. Chemically synthesized biodegradable polymer composites in food packaging
8. Biodegradable polymers extracted from biomass-based composites in food packaging
9. Biodegradable polymers derived from microbial fermentation-based composites in food packaging
10. Degradation and recycling of biodegradable polymer-based composites
11. Polymer metallic composites in food packaging
12. Polymer nanoclay-based composites in food packaging
13. Mechanical and barrier properties of polymer composites in food packaging
14. Polymer composite-based flexible food packaging applications
15. Polymer composite-based rigid food packaging
16. Polymer composite-based active and intelligent food packaging
17. Circular Economy of polymer composites in food packaging
18. Impact of polymer composite food packaging materials on the environment
19. Safety concerns and their risk assessment for public health
20. Challenges and future trends in polymer composites for food packaging
21. Recent developments and future opportunities for polymer composites for food packaging

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.2026
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	0-443-27534-3 / 0443275343
ISBN-13	978-0-443-27534-0 / 9780443275340
Zustand	Neuware