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Polysaccharide Based Films for Food Packaging: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications

 
Edition number: 1st ed. 2024
Publisher: Springer
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Short description:

This book offers an extensive overview of the current and future potential of polysaccharides-based films, providing in-depth coverage of the fundamentals and basics of polysaccharide-based films.Aimed at students, scholars, scientists, and food packaging professionals, this book delves into the properties and applications of polysaccharide-based edible films in the food packaging industry. It provides insights and pathways for widening the applications of polysaccharide-based films to maximize their benefits in various industries and research institutes worldwide.

With a wealth of scientific knowledge presented in an organized manner, this book serves as a valuable reference for researchers and professionals in food and pharmaceutical industries, as well as those in research and development (R&D) institutes.

 

Long description:

This book offers an extensive overview of the current and future potential of polysaccharides-based films, providing in-depth coverage of the fundamentals and basics of polysaccharide-based films.Aimed at students, scholars, scientists, and food packaging professionals, this book delves into the properties and applications of polysaccharide-based edible films in the food packaging industry. It provides insights and pathways for widening the applications of polysaccharide-based films to maximize their benefits in various industries and research institutes worldwide.



With a wealth of scientific knowledge presented in an organized manner, this book serves as a valuable reference for researchers and professionals in food and pharmaceutical industries, as well as those in research and development (R&D) institutes.



 



 

Table of Contents:
1. Polysaccharide based films: Need, Status and Regulatory aspects.- 2. Starch and starch derivative based films.- 3. Cellulose and cellulose derivatives based films.- 4. Pullulan based films.- 5. Chitosan based films.- 6. Alginate based films.- 7.  Carageenan based films.- 8. Gellan gum based films.- 9. Pectin based films.- 10. Agar Based Films.- 11. Testing methods for characterization of polysaccharide based films.- 12.  Modeling of moisture transfer in food systems packed in polysaccharide based films.- 13. Modeling of mass and gas transfer through polysaccharide based films.- 14. Modeling for dimensioning of polysaccharide based films.- 15. Polysaccharide based films: carriers of active substances and controlled release characteristics.- 16.  Role of plasticizers for the development of polysaccharide based edible films.- 17. Challenges in commercialization of polysaccharide based films.