Shakeel Ahmed, PhD, is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He worked as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi), New Delhi and as a Research Fellow at Bio/Polymers Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He obtained his Ph.D. in the area of biopolymers and bionanocomposites. He has published several research publications on green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications, including biomedical, packaging, sensors, and water treatment. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), USA, associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, member of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden and life member of the Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry (India). He is an active reviewer and member of the editorial boards of several reputed journals. He has published numerous books with leading international publishers.

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION

SECTION II: PROPERTIES OF PACKAGING MATERIALS

SECTION III: BIOPOLYMERS: OVERVIEW, HISTORY IN PACKAGING

SECTION IV: BIONANOCOMPOSITES: OVERVIEW AND HISTORY IN PACKAGING

SECTION V: EDIBLE FILMS, FOAMS, HYDROCOLLOIDS, HYDROGELS

SECTION VI: INTERACTION PHENOMENA BETWEEN PACKAGING AND PRODUCT

SECTION VII: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS: BIODEGRADABILITY AND COMPOSATIBILTY

SECTION IX: SAFETY AND FOOD CONTACT LEGISTATION

SECTION X: FUTURE OUTLOOK