This book provides a comprehensive examination of the present state and prospective advancements in green biopolymers for packaging. Covering the development, characterization, properties, and performance of biopolymers customized for packaging purposes, it explores their environmental impact and economic benefits.

Aman Ullah obtained Ph.D. with distinction in Chemical Sciences and Technologies from the University of Genoa (Italy), working together at Southern Methodist University (USA). Presently, he serves as a Professor and Director of the Lipid Utilization Labs at the University of Alberta (Canada). Ullah and his research team focus on synthesizing novel monomers, biopolymers, and bioconjugates from renewable sources, aiming for diverse industrial applications. He has over 100 publications, 18-book chapter and 9 patents/application. He received several awards including Canadian Rising Star Award (2012), ALES research and Innovation Award (2019) and ASTech Innovation Award (2022).

Shakeel Ahmed PhD, is working as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Higher Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Assistant Professor at Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has published several research publications in area of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment. He is regular member of American Chemical Society (ACS), USA, member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), UK, member of international association of advanced materials (IAAM), Sweden and life member of Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry (India). He has published more than 30 books in the area of nanomaterials and green materials with publishers of international repute. He is the fellow of The Linnean Society of London, UK and International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan. He is the recipient of many awards and have few patents in his credit.

Preface

1. Green biopolymers for packaging - an overview

Niloy Chatterjee and Pubali Dhar

2. Properties and Performance of Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications

Awodi Ene, Mohan Turup Pandurangan, Krishnan Kanny

3. Methods of Fabrications of Green Biopolymers for Packaging Films

Sohail Shahzad, Maria Mujahid

4. Characterization of Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications

Muhammad Shahbaz, Aneesa Altaf, Hammad Naeem, Ushna Momal and Shamas Murtaza, Nighat Raza

5. Green Biopolymers in Food Packaging

Yasir Iqbal, Muhammad Ehsan Ameer, Iqbal Ahmed, Aman Ullah, Muhammad Faisal Irfan, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha

6. Green Biopolymers in Consumer Goods Packaging

Rehan Ali Pradhan

7. Green Biopolymers in Sustainable Packaging Design and Materials

Iqbal Ahmed, Hira Zulfiqar, Ijaz Hussain, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Furqan Farooq & Hunain Zulfiqar

8. Green Biopolymers as Smart Food Packaging Solutions: General Consideration And Novel Trends

Priyanka Mishra, Nisha Sharma, Apoorv Mishra, P.C Gupta

9. Polylactic acid-based materials for enhanced antimicrobial food packaging

Harshada M

10. Edible Biopolymers for Food Applications

Meghraj Suryawanshi, Swati Kurtkoti, Taufik Mulla, Esha Shah, Himanshu Sharma, Hirvita Bhatt

11. Application of Modified Starch in Food Packaging

Meghraj Suryawanshi, Taufik Mulla, Indranil Suryawanshi, Kuldeep Vinchurkar, Ummehani Kallawala

12. Protein based Biopolymers of Plant Origin for Food Applications

Anirudh Singh Bhathiwal, G.B. Dharma Rao, Anjaneyulu Bendi, AditiTiwari

13. Application of chitosan-based materials in food packaging

Avni Gupta, Devyanshu Sachdev

14. Biopolymers in Temperature-Sensitive Packaging

Ankita Acharya

15. Green Biopolymers in Food and Dairy Packaging

Pratiksha, Maumita Adhikary, Aparnna V.P.

16. Biopolymers as antimicrobial food packaging

Neeraj Mishra, Priyanka Mishra, Ritu Kumari Singh, Aman Pratap Singh, Brajesh Varshney

17. Future prospects of green biopolymers in Packaging Applications

Niloy Chatterjee, Sourav Kumar Nandi, and Pubali Dhar