Nowadays, the popularity of biodegradable packaging for packaging Food and fruit is becoming more and more, because Indestructible packaging such as nylon and polyethylene, etc. Have some serious problems for our environment. However, these materials ( biodegradable films) have some weaknesses like weak mechanical properties which are weaker than nylon, polyethylene, and polyamide, etc. What is the best way to improve edible films for food packaging? What is your opinion?
please give your opinion.
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Dear Shahriyar Valizadeh, properties are improved via nanoadditives and very low crosslinking degree for example. Please check the following documents. My Regards
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333689240_Nanoedible_films_for_food_packaging_a_review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323345857_Basic_and_Applied_Concepts_of_Edible_Packaging_for_Foods
You are distinguishing biodegradable from edible? Would you include ’durable’ bio plastics in the discussion e.g. bio-based nylon - not biodegradable but made from biomass?
Dr dear Philp
Actually, I know there are differences between edible films and biodegradable films, But I was eager to hear some ideas about both of these. Also, nylons, which mentioned here, mean a plastic that is used for food packaging, and these types of compounds are mainly synthetic with petrochemical origin such as polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyamide. Moreover thank you for your question.
Dr. Dear BOUAZIZ
Thank you for your opinion. Actually, I have tried to find some ways for improving these types of films, like you. Also, I have done some research about developing edible films by cross-linkers and I attached the result of my related articles.
1:Article Development of bioactive composite films from chitosan and c...
2: Article Shelf life extension of fish patty using biopolymer-coated a...
Also check https://books.google.co.ug/books?id=6RWkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Nylons+will+be+replaced+by+edible+films&source=bl&ots=NPFZQ5ODCh&sig=ACfU3U2fd5RKVAVC0_aWBTJvKiX055VISA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje6qGCm9fwAhUEzIUKHaSjADgQ6AEwBHoECAYQAg
Edible films might not be good now when we have the pandemic still going on.
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