Plastic films in food packaging: materials, technology and applications

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The value of the groceries purchases in the USA is over 500 billion annually, most of which is accounted for by packaged foods. Plastic packaging of foods is not only ubiquitous in developed economies, but increasingly commonplace in the developing world, where plastic packaging is instrumental in decreasing the proportion of the food supply lost to spoilage. This new handbook is a combination of new material and updated chapters, chosen by Dr. Sina Ebnesajjad, from recently published books on …

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Full title :Plastic films in food packaging : materials, technology and applications / edited by Sina Ebnesajjad.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier, William Andrew
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

Notes

William Andrew is an imprint of Elsevier.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (PDF, XIV, 398 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1455731153, 9781455731152, 1455731129, 9781455731121
oclc:ocn828135416
LC Classification:TA3
Dewey Decimal:664.069

Front Cover; Plastic Films in Food Packaging; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction to Use of Plastics in Food Packaging; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Polyolefins; 1.2.1 Polyethylene; 1.2.2 Polypropylene; 1.2.3 Specialty Polyolefins; Polybutene-1; 4-Methylpentene-1-Based Polyolefin; Cyclic Olefin Copolymer; 1.3 Polyester; 1.3.1 Specialty Polyesters; Polyethylene Napthalate; Liquid Crystalline Polymers; Polybutylene Terephthalate; Polycarbonate; Polycyclohexylene-Dimethylene Terephthalate; 1.4 Polystyrene; 1.5 Polyvinyl Chloride; 1.6 Polyvinylidene Chloride; 1.7 Polyamide; 1.7.1 Nylon 6.

1.7.2 Nylon 121.7.3 Nylon 66; 1.7.4 Nylon 66/610; 1.7.5 Nylon 6/12; 1.7.6 Polyamide 6/69 (Nylon 6/69); 1.7.7 Amorphous Polyamides; 1.8 Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer; 1.9 Renewable Resource and Biodegradable Polymers; 1.9.1 Ethyl Cellulose; 1.9.2 Polycaprolactone; 1.9.3 Polylactic Acid; 1.9.4 Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate; 1.10 Summary; References; 2 Polypropylene Films; 2.1 Unoriented Film; 2.2 Cast Film; 2.3 Biaxially Oriented Film; References; 3 PE-Based Multilayer Film Structures; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Polymer Selection; 3.3 Mechanical Properties; 3.4 Barrier Properties.

3.5 Polymer Sealability…

Subjects

Aliments -- Conditionnement Food -- Packaging Matières plastiques dans l'emballage Pellicules plastiques Plastic films Plastics In Packaging TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science