Food Packaging and Preservation

Volume 9
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-12-811516-9
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 588 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 1198 g

Food Packaging and Preservation, Volume 9 in the Handbook of Food Bioengineering series, explores recent approaches to preserving and prolonging safe use of food products while also maintaining the properties of fresh foods. This volume contains valuable information and novel ideas regarding recently investigated packaging techniques and their implications on food bioengineering. In addition, classical and modern packaging materials and the impact of materials science on the development of smart packaging approaches are discussed. This book is a one-stop-shop for anyone in the food industry seeking to understand how bioengineering can foster research and innovation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai

Holban, Alina Maria

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Verpackungstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Basic and Applied Concepts of Edible Packaging for Foods
2. New food packaging systems
3. Active food packaging from botanical, animal, bacterial and synthetic sources
4. Powerful solution to mitigate the temperature variation effect: development of novel super-insulating materials
5. Report on edible films and coatings
6. Antioxidant polymers for food packaging
7. Polysarccharide Nanobased Packaging Materials for Food Application
8. Bio-based nanocomposites for food packaging and their effect in food quality and safety
9. Biodegradable films: An alternative food packaging
10. Recent Trends in active, smart and intelligent packaging for food products
11. New materials for the aging of wines and beverages. Evaluation and comparison
12. Natural antimicrobial agents for food biopreservation with future prospects
13. Dairy whey protein-based edible films and coatings for food preservation
14. Polymers for Modified Atmosphere Packaging Applications
15. Using laccases for food preservation

Über Autor(innen)

Holban, Alina Maria
Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai
Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.