Starches in Smart Packaging
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Swarup Roy, Pratap Kalita
- Language: English
Starches in Smart Packaging explores the innovative use of biodegradable, starch-based polymers in developing sustainable packaging solutions. Derived from natural resources such a… Read more
Description
Description
Starches in Smart Packaging explores the innovative use of biodegradable, starch-based polymers in developing sustainable packaging solutions. Derived from natural resources such as maize, rice, and tubers, starch is a non-toxic, eco-friendly material with great potential to replace conventional plastics. This book addresses the growing need for environmentally responsible packaging by covering research from laboratory studies to industrial applications, focusing on smart packaging for food preservation, quality monitoring, and active packaging functionalities. Content includes discussions on starch extraction processes, fabrication techniques, and methods to enhance properties like barrier, thermal, and mechanical performance.
It also examines the incorporation of bioactives, nanomaterials, natural colorants, and cross-linkers to create advanced packaging materials. Finally, the book highlights applications in extending shelf life, monitoring food freshness, and ensuring safety, alongside considerations for large-scale production, biodegradability, and sustainability. Regulatory frameworks, consumer acceptance, and future challenges in the field round out the content.
It also examines the incorporation of bioactives, nanomaterials, natural colorants, and cross-linkers to create advanced packaging materials. Finally, the book highlights applications in extending shelf life, monitoring food freshness, and ensuring safety, alongside considerations for large-scale production, biodegradability, and sustainability. Regulatory frameworks, consumer acceptance, and future challenges in the field round out the content.
Key features
Key features
- Offers comprehensive insights into the latest advancements in starch-based smart packaging technologies
- Explores sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to conventional plastic packaging derived from natural resources
- Covers applications in extending food shelf life and improving quality monitoring systems
Readership
Readership
Students, Researchers in food science and technology, polymer science, packaging science and technology or professionals and industrialists in the field of food technology and packaging technology
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to starches in smart packaging
2. Starch extraction process and its impact on packaging
3. Emerging fabrication process of starch based smart packaging
4. Barrier, thermal and mechanical properties of starch based smart packaging
5. Antioxidant, antimicrobial and light barrier properties of starch based smart packaging
6. Starch nanoparticles reinforced biopolymer based active and intelligent packaging
7. Starch based smart packaging added with nanomaterials
8. Starch based smart packaging incorporated with plant bioactives
9. Starch based active packaging added with cross-linker
10. Starch based packaging material added with natural colorant
11. Application of starch film and coatings in improving shelf life of fresh and processed food
12. Application of starch based packaging in monitoring quality of fresh and processed food
13. Industrialization application of starch-based smart packaging
14. Biodegradability, composability, environmental fate, and relevant standards in starch based packaging
15. Regulatory frameworks and consumer acceptance of starch based packaging
16. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability of starch based packaging
17. Safety aspects, Challenges and future outlook in starch based packaging
2. Starch extraction process and its impact on packaging
3. Emerging fabrication process of starch based smart packaging
4. Barrier, thermal and mechanical properties of starch based smart packaging
5. Antioxidant, antimicrobial and light barrier properties of starch based smart packaging
6. Starch nanoparticles reinforced biopolymer based active and intelligent packaging
7. Starch based smart packaging added with nanomaterials
8. Starch based smart packaging incorporated with plant bioactives
9. Starch based active packaging added with cross-linker
10. Starch based packaging material added with natural colorant
11. Application of starch film and coatings in improving shelf life of fresh and processed food
12. Application of starch based packaging in monitoring quality of fresh and processed food
13. Industrialization application of starch-based smart packaging
14. Biodegradability, composability, environmental fate, and relevant standards in starch based packaging
15. Regulatory frameworks and consumer acceptance of starch based packaging
16. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability of starch based packaging
17. Safety aspects, Challenges and future outlook in starch based packaging
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Swarup Roy
Dr. Swarup Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition at Lovely Professional University, India, and an Eminent Scholar at Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea. His research expertise spans bio-nanocomposite materials, biopolymer-based functional composites, nanotechnology, and sustainable food packaging. His work focuses on developing advanced materials for intelligent, active, and environmentally responsible packaging applications. Dr. Roy has held research and academic positions at leading institutions in India and South Korea and actively contributes to the scientific community through editorial and guest editorial roles for several international journals in materials science, nanotechnology, and food science.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, IndiaPK
Pratap Kalita
Dr. Pratap Kalita, M. Pharm, Ph. D is Associate Professor of Pratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India. He has received his B. Pharm. from NET Pharmacy College, Raichur, Karnataka affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore; M. Pharm. in Pharmaceutics from RIPANS affiliated to Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati, Assam, India. He serves as a Reviewer for several reputed journals and presented several scientific papers, attended a number of national and international conferences. He has received several awards during his professional carrier. He is a member of different professional bodies around the world and involve enthusiastically in scientific research on biopolymers, biomass valorization, bioactives, packaging science, drug delivery, formulation development etc. and to develop active research culture.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Pratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India