scholarly journals Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) Based Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Mats for Food Packaging

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Motahira Hashmi ◽  
Sana Ullah ◽  
Azeem Ullah ◽  
Yusuke Saito ◽  
Md. Kaiser Haider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Plastic Container ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Nanofiber Mats

Cellulose is one of the most abundantly available natural polymers. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) belongs to the cellulose family and has different degrees of substitution. Current research comprises the fabrication and characterization of CMC nanofibers using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as capping agents and carriers for sustainable food packaging applications. Recently authors successfully fabricated smooth and uniform nanofibers of stated polymers and optimized the ratios of three polymers for continuous production. However, in this research, it was further characterized for mechanical properties, surface properties, structural properties, air permeability, and chemical properties to confirm the suitability and scope of tri-component nanofibrous mats in food packaging applications. Different fruits and vegetables were packed in a plastic container and closed by nanofiber mats and by a plastic lid. All samples were observed after a specific period of time (fruits were kept for 40 days while vegetables were kept for 10 days in the controlled environment). It was observed in the results that fruits and vegetables closed by nanofiber based webs exhibited better freshness and lower accumulation of moisture as compared to that of containers with plastic lids. From the results of performed tests, it was observed that nanofiber mats possess enough mechanical, structural, and morphological properties to be used as food packaging.

scholarly journals THE STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF SYEDALI PACKAGING BASED ON APPLE PUREE WITH ADDED APPLE, GRAPE AND TOMATO POMACE

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
N. V. Makarova ◽  
N. B. Eremeeva ◽  
E. A. Eliseeva
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Organoleptic Evaluation ◽  
Tomato Pomace ◽  
Organoleptic Characteristics ◽  
Edible Packaging ◽  
Apple Puree ◽  
Apple Purée

The technology of production of edible food packaging based on Apple puree with the addition of 25, 50 and 75 % of Apple, grape and tomato pomace. The physical and chemical properties of the resulting edible packaging – humidity, water absorption, resistance to different nature of liquids, microscopy and organoleptic evaluation of samples. The influence of the concentration of used Marc on the organoleptic characteristics of edible packaging. The correlation between moisture and water absorption of edible packaging based on Apple puree with the addition of Marc is determined. High resistance of the investigated package to various model liquids is established. The research results show the high potential of the developed packaging as a replacement for traditional disposable polymer packaging materials. Edible packaging based on food production wastes - the extract from the processing of fruits and vegetables not only has a reduced cost, but is also partly a solution to a common environmental problem - recycling.

scholarly journals An Extensive Review of Natural Polymers Used as Coatings for Postharvest Shelf-Life Extension: Trends and Challenges

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3271
Author(s):  
Maricarmen Iñiguez-Moreno ◽  
Juan Arturo Ragazzo-Sánchez ◽  
Montserrat Calderón-Santoyo
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Composite Coatings ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Edible Films ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
Natural Polymers

Global demand for minimally processed fruits and vegetables is increasing due to the tendency to acquire a healthy lifestyle. Losses of these foods during the chain supply reach as much as 30%; reducing them represents a challenge for the industry and scientific sectors. The use of edible packaging based on biopolymers is an alternative to mitigate the negative impact of conventional films and coatings on environmental and human health. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that natural coatings added with functional compounds reduce the post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables without altering their sensorial and nutritive properties. Furthermore, the enhancement of their mechanical, structural, and barrier properties can be achieved through mixing two or more biopolymers to form composite coatings and adding plasticizers and/or cross-linking agents. This review shows the latest updates, tendencies, and challenges in the food industry to develop eco-friendly food packaging from diverse natural sources, added with bioactive compounds, and their effect on perishable foods. Moreover, the methods used in the food industry and the new techniques used to coat foods such as electrospinning and electrospraying are also discussed. Finally, the tendency and challenges in the development of edible films and coatings for fresh foods are reviewed.

scholarly journals Production of Sustainable and Biodegradable Polymers from Agricultural Waste

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysanthos Maraveas
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Commercial Production ◽  
Grape Pomace ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Minimal Impact

Agro-wastes are derived from diverse sources including grape pomace, tomato pomace, pineapple, orange, and lemon peels, sugarcane bagasse, rice husks, wheat straw, and palm oil fibers, among other affordable and commonly available materials. The carbon-rich precursors are used in the production bio-based polymers through microbial, biopolymer blending, and chemical methods. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 20–30% of fruits and vegetables are discarded as waste during post-harvest handling. The development of bio-based polymers is essential, considering the scale of global environmental pollution that is directly linked to the production of synthetic plastics such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PET). Globally, 400 million tons of synthetic plastics are produced each year, and less than 9% are recycled. The optical, mechanical, and chemical properties such as ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, tensile strength, and water permeability are influenced by the synthetic route. The production of bio-based polymers from renewable sources and microbial synthesis are scalable, facile, and pose a minimal impact on the environment compared to chemical synthesis methods that rely on alkali and acid treatment or co-polymer blending. Despite the development of advanced synthetic methods and the application of biofilms in smart/intelligent food packaging, construction, exclusion nets, and medicine, commercial production is limited by cost, the economics of production, useful life, and biodegradation concerns, and the availability of adequate agro-wastes. New and cost-effective production techniques are critical to facilitate the commercial production of bio-based polymers and the replacement of synthetic polymers.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Food Packaging with Biodegradable Polymers and Bacteriocins

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3735
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Gumienna ◽  
Barbara Górna
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Promising Solution ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Packaged Food ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Innovations in food and drink packaging result mainly from the needs and requirements of consumers, which are influenced by changing global trends. Antimicrobial and active packaging are at the forefront of current research and development for food packaging. One of the few natural polymers on the market with antimicrobial properties is biodegradable and biocompatible chitosan. It is formed as a result of chitin deacetylation. Due to these properties, the production of chitosan alone or a composite film based on chitosan is of great interest to scientists and industrialists from various fields. Chitosan films have the potential to be used as a packaging material to maintain the quality and microbiological safety of food. In addition, chitosan is widely used in antimicrobial films against a wide range of pathogenic and food spoilage microbes. Polylactic acid (PLA) is considered one of the most promising and environmentally friendly polymers due to its physical and chemical properties, including renewable, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and is considered safe (GRAS). There is great interest among scientists in the study of PLA as an alternative food packaging film with improved properties to increase its usability for food packaging applications. The aim of this review article is to draw attention to the existing possibilities of using various components in combination with chitosan, PLA, or bacteriocins to improve the properties of packaging in new food packaging technologies. Consequently, they can be a promising solution to improve the quality, delay the spoilage of packaged food, as well as increase the safety and shelf life of food.

scholarly journals Functionality and Applicability of Starch-Based Films: An Eco-Friendly Approach

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 2181
Author(s):  
Sneh Bangar ◽  
Sukhvinder Purewal ◽  
Monica Trif ◽  
Sajid Maqsood ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Film Forming ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
Preparation Techniques

The accumulation of high amounts of petro-based plastics is a growing environmental devastation issue, leading to the urgent need to innovate eco-safe packaging materials at an equivalent cost to save the environment. Among different substitutes, starch-based types and their blends with biopolymers are considered an innovative and smart material alternative for petrol-based polymers because of their abundance, low cost, biodegradability, high biocompatibility, and better-quality film-forming and improved mechanical characteristics. Furthermore, starch is a valuable, sustainable food packaging material. The rising and growing importance of designing starch-based films from various sources for sustainable food packaging purposes is ongoing research. Research on “starch food packaging” is still at the beginning, based on the few studies published in the last decade in Web of Science. Additionally, the functionality of starch-based biodegradable substances is technically a challenge. It can be improved by starch modification, blending starch with other biopolymers or additives, and using novel preparation techniques. Starch-based films have been applied to packaging various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, bakery goods, and meat, indicating good prospects for commercial utilization. The current review will give a critical snapshot of starch-based films’ properties and potential applicability in the sustainable smart (active and intelligent) new packaging concepts and discuss new challenges and opportunities for starch bio composites.

scholarly journals Physico-Chemical and Antiadhesive Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Grapevine Cane Extract Films against Food Pathogenic Microorganisms

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2967
Author(s):  
Edaena Pamela Díaz-Galindo ◽  
Aleksandra Nesic ◽  
Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas ◽  
Octavio Dublan-García ◽  
Rosa Isela Ventura-Aguilar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Water Vapor ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Water Vapor Barrier ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Saccharomyces Pastorianus ◽  
Film Formulation

The aim of this study was evaluation of the physico-chemical properties and adhesion of microorganisms on poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based films loaded with grapevine cane extract (5–15 wt%). The films were processed in a compression molding machine and characterized by mechanical, thermal, water vapor barrier and microbiological tests. The best physical-chemical properties for PLA film containing 10 wt% of extract were obtained. The addition of 10 wt% of extract into PLA films led to decrease of tensile strength for 52% and increase in elongation at break for 30%. The water vapor barrier of this film formulation was enhanced for 55%. All films showed thermal stability up to 300 °C. The low release of the active compounds from films negatively influenced their antimicrobial and antifungal activity. Botrytis cinerea growth inhibition onto PLA containing extracts (PLA-E) films was in the range between 15 and 35%. On the other side, PLA/extract films exhibited the antiadhesive properties against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pectobacterium carotovorum, Saccharomyces pastorianus, and Listeria monocytogenes, which could imply their potential to be used as sustainable food packaging materials for preventing microbial contamination of food.

scholarly journals Preparation and Characterization of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Films with Embedded Essential Oils

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atanu Biswas ◽  
Roselayne Ferro Furtado ◽  
Maria do Socorro Rocha Bastos ◽  
Selene D. Benevides ◽  
Marilia de Albuquerque Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Biobased Materials ◽  
Cellulose Films ◽  
Flexible Films ◽  
Vapor Permeation ◽  
Food Applications

There is current interest in using biobased materials to produce food packaging that can increase the shelf-lives of fruits and vegetables and minimize food spoilage in supermarkets and at the same time not generating plastic waste that causes long-term disposal problems. A good candidate for such materials is the polysaccharide, such as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), which is edible and biodegradable. In this work films were produced from two CMC materials with different degrees of substitution (DS) that encapsulated four different essential oils (eugenol, rosemary oil, coriander oil, and nutmeg oil) that are known to have beneficial properties for food applications. The mechanical properties, opacity, and water vapor permeation were evaluated. In general, the essential oil-embedded CMC with the two DS values behaved rather differently. In particular, the essential oil-embedded CMC with 0.7 DS degree of substitution gave stronger and more flexible films and may be more suited for use in food packaging.

Cutin‐Inspired Polymers and Plant Cuticle‐like Composites as Sustainable Food Packaging Materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 161-198
Author(s):  
Susana Guzmán‐Puyol ◽  
Antonio Heredia ◽  
José A. Heredia‐Guerrero ◽  
José J. Benítez
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Plant Cuticle ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food Packaging Materials

scholarly journals 3D-Printed Nanocellulose-Based Cushioning–Antibacterial Dual-Function Food Packaging Aerogel

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3543
Author(s):  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Jiawei Fang ◽  
Shuwei Tang ◽  
Zhengguo Wu ◽  
Xiaoying Wang
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
E Coli ◽  
3D Printing Technology ◽  
The Core ◽  
3D Printed

Cushioning and antibacterial packaging are the requirements of the storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables, which are essential for reducing the irreversible quality loss during the process. Herein, the composite of carboxymethyl nanocellulose, glycerin, and acrylamide derivatives acted as the shell and chitosan/AgNPs were immobilized in the core by using coaxial 3D-printing technology. Thus, the 3D-printed cushioning–antibacterial dual-function packaging aerogel with a shell–core structure (CNGA/C–AgNPs) was obtained. The CNGA/C–AgNPs packaging aerogel had good cushioning and resilience performance, and the average compression resilience rate was more than 90%. Although AgNPs was slowly released, CNGA/C–AgNPs packaging aerogel had an obvious antibacterial effect on E. coli and S. aureus. Moreover, the CNGA/C–AgNPs packaging aerogel was biodegradable. Due to the customization capabilities of 3D-printing technology, the prepared packaging aerogel can be adapted to more application scenarios by accurately designing and regulating the microstructure of aerogels, which provides a new idea for the development of food intelligent packaging.

Effect of Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum) addition to carboxymethyl cellulose based food packaging films

2020 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 115944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asad Riaz ◽  
Camel Lagnika ◽  
Hao Luo ◽  
Meimei Nie ◽  
Zhuqing Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Packaging Films ◽  
Allium Tuberosum ◽  
Food Packaging Films ◽  
Chinese Chives
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