Agro-Waste Derived Biopolymers and Biocomposites (eBook)

Santosh Kumar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has authored 30+ peer-reviewed journal papers, multiple book chapters, and edited two books. His research experience is in the area of sustainable food packaging and preservation. Avik Mukherjee, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has co-authored and co-edited 6 books. His current research interests focus on the application of natural and novel food preservation and packaging technologies, including biopolymer-based food packaging and the application of nanotechnology in sustainable food preservation and packaging. Vimal Katiyar, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He received a PhD in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. His main area of research includes sustainable polymer development, its processing, its structure-property relationship, rheological aspects, migration studies, toxicological effects, polymer degradation, polymer-based nanomaterials, food packaging, and clean and green energy technologies. He is the co-inventor of 29 granted patents, published 140+ peer-reviewed research articles, and 70 book chapters.

Preface xv

Promising Agro-Wastes for Food Packaging 1
L. Susmita Devi, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar

2 Natural Fiber--Based Composite for Food Packaging 33
Rishika Bora, Hemanta Chutia, Monika, Murchana Changmai, Charu Lata Mahanta, Vimal Katiyar and Tabli Ghosh

3 Corncob Waste for Food Packaging 69
Antony Catherine Flora Louis and Sivakumar Venkatachalam

4 Coir Fibers for Sustainable Food Packaging 91
Sweety Kalita, Manashi Das Purkayastha, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar

5 Sugarcane Bagasse for Sustainable Food Packaging 115
Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar

6 Husk and Straw of Cereals Grains for Sustainable Food Packaging 153
Pooja Baiju, Maria Jose Mukkadan and Preetha Radhakrishnan

7 Sericulture Waste for Edible Films and Coating of Fruits and Vegetables 187
Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar

8 Functional Agents from Agro-Waste for Active and Intelligent Food Packaging 205
Lokesh Kumar, Ram Kumar Deshmukh and Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad

9 Starch from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 241
Shashank T. Mhaske, Jyoti Darsan Mohanty and Pavan Y. Borse

10 Chitosan from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 267
Mekala Pavani, Sushil Kumar Singh and Poonam Singha

11 Biodegradable Synthetic Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) for Food Packaging Application 295
Shikha Sharma, Tabli Ghosh, Neha Mulchandani and Vimal Katiyar

12 Pectin from Agro-Waste Residues for Food Packaging 319
Kona Mondal and Vimal Katiyar

13 Cellulosic Nanomaterials and Its Derivatives from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 349
Rahul Ranjan, Rohit Rai, Vikash Kumar, Smruti B. Bhatt and Prodyut Dhar

14 Biodegradability of Biopolymers 389
Anamika Nayak and Debjani Dutta

15 Migration Concerns of Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging 421
Vikramsingh Thakur and Bhabani K. Satapathy

References 446

Index 451