Biopolymers are increasingly gaining attention largely in response to the growing concerns about the sustainability of conventional polymers and the environmental pollution caused by plastic packaging waste treatment. In this regard, this chapter was designed to discuss, briefly but exhaustively, about the quality- and sustainability-related issues of biopolymers, thereby exploring their feasibility of usage for food packaging purposes. In particular, the attention was focused on poly(lactic acid) (PLA) as it is currently acknowledged to be one of the most versatile and widespread biopolymers: a review of its technical and environmental issues was performed
Quality- and sustainability-related issues associated with biopolymers for food packaging applications
Ingrao, Carlo
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2018-01-01
Abstract
Biopolymers are increasingly gaining attention largely in response to the growing concerns about the sustainability of conventional polymers and the environmental pollution caused by plastic packaging waste treatment. In this regard, this chapter was designed to discuss, briefly but exhaustively, about the quality- and sustainability-related issues of biopolymers, thereby exploring their feasibility of usage for food packaging purposes. In particular, the attention was focused on poly(lactic acid) (PLA) as it is currently acknowledged to be one of the most versatile and widespread biopolymers: a review of its technical and environmental issues was performedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
