Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics From Passive Barrier to Active Packaging Behavior

• Other Authors: Iordanskii, Alexey (Editor), Lotti, Nadia (Editor), Soccio, Michelina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; bio-HDPE; GA; natural additives; thermal resistance; UV stability; 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; 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); hydrolysis; pancreatic lipase; mechanical behavior; chitosan; polymeric films; crosslinking; genipin; sorption isotherm; degree of crosslinking; polylactide; poly(ethyleneglycol); blending under shear deformations; electrospinning; oil absorption; Monte Carlo; bio-based polymers; biodegradable packaging; biopolymer structure; encapsulation; life cycle analysis
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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.