Biopolymers as Food Packaging Materials

Raffaele Porta; Mohammed Sabbah; Prospero Di Pierro

doi:10.3390/ijms21144942

Biopolymers as Food Packaging Materials

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jul 13;21(14):4942. doi: 10.3390/ijms21144942.

Authors

Raffaele Porta¹, Mohammed Sabbah², Prospero Di Pierro¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Montesantangelo Campus, via Cintia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy.
² Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7 Nablus, Palestine.

Abstract

Oil-derived plastics are the most commonly used materials for packaging because of their features, low cost, and availability of resources for manufacturing [...].

Keywords: bio-based and biodegradable materials; biopolymer; edible films; food packaging.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Biopolymers*
Food Packaging*
Green Chemistry Technology

Substances

Biopolymers