Sustainable Materials for Food Packaging and Preservation: Food Security and Sustainability discusses the recent trends and development of bio-based sustainable materials, focusing on their fabrication and application in food packaging and food preservation. This book brings together fundamental information and the most recent advances in the characterization, processing, and modification of sustainable materials and their impact on food packaging and storage of food products for improving their shelf life. Special attention is given to smart, active, and edible packaging, and the utilization of nanoemulsion and nanoencapsulation in the food industry is also discussed. In addition, the book reviews the use of proteins, polysaccharides, and microbial and chemically derived materials for food preservation.

1. Sustainable materials in food packaging and preservation: an introduction
2. Biomass derived sustainable materials: fabrication, processing and food application
3. Microbial derived biomaterials: fabrication, processing and food application
4. Polylactic acid: a chemically derived polymers for sustainable packaging
5. Protein as a sustainable biopolymer for food packaging and preservation
6. Bionanostructured materials in food packaging and preservation
7. Bionanocomposites in food packaging and preservation
8. Biodegradable polymer blends in food packaging and preservation
9. Valorization of agrowaste Derived Materials for Food Packaging Application
10. Edible films and coatings: A route towards sustainable future
11. Sustainable active food packaging
12. Sustainable antimicrobial packaging
13. Sustainable Smart Packaging
14. Biodegradable foams for Food Packaging
15. Nanoemulsion in sustainable food packaging and preservation
16. Biomolecule based nanoencapsulation for food preservation
17. Testing protocols for sustainable materials, packaging and shelf life