
Sustainable Advances in Biopolymer-Based Packaging for Food Shelf-life Extension
- 1st Edition - October 29, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Mihir Kumar Purkait, Banhisikha Debnath, Prangan Duarah
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 1 2 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 1 2 1 - 3
Sustainable Advances in Biopolymer-Based Packaging for Food Shelf-life Extension offers readers sustainable solutions for enhancing food shelf-life. It covers topics such as bio-ba… Read more

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Request a sales quoteSubsequent chapters explain emerging bio-based materials, including intelligent packaging and edible coatings. Extraction technologies, modification techniques, and applications for sustainable and eco-friendly food packaging are also discussed. The potential of biopolymers, including those from plant extracts, to improve the nutritional content of packaged foods is highlighted. Through country-specific case studies from the EU, Asia, and North America, the book discusses the global regulatory landscape for bio-based food packaging and offers insights into challenges and future trends.
- Introduces natural biopolymers, bioactive compounds, and synthetic biodegradable polymers to increase shelf-life of different food items
- Explains emerging bio-based materials including intelligent packaging and edible coatings
- Discusses the potential of biopolymers, including those from plant extracts to improve nutritional content of packaged foods
- Highlights extraction technologies, modification techniques, and applications for sustainable and eco-friendly food packaging
2. Polysaccharide-Based Food Packing Materials
3. Protein and Lipid-Based Food Packaging Materials
4. Food Shelf Life Enhancement by Using Additives in Biopolymer Packaging
5. Polymers of Microbial Origin Used for Food Packaging
6. Recent Advances in the Production of Active Food Packaging Materials
7. Advances in the Application of Bio-Based Hydrogels in Food Packaging
8. Applications of Biopolymer-based Packaging Films in Food Preservation
9. Advancement in The Application of Bio-Based Edible Coating to Increase Food Shelf Life
10. Bio-Based Intelligent Food Packaging
11. Regulatory Landscape for Bio-based Food Packaging
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 29, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 270
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443331206
- eBook ISBN: 9780443331213
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Mihir Kumar Purkait
Dr. Mihir Kumar Purkait is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. His current research activities are focused in four distinct areas viz. i) advanced separation technologies, ii) waste to energy, iii) smart materials for various applications, and iv) process intensification. In each of the area, his goal is to synthesis stimuli responsive materials and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the performance of the chemical and biochemical processes. He has more than 20 years of experience in academics and research and published more than 300 papers in different reputed journals (Citation: >16,500, h-index = 75, i-10 index = 193). He has 12 patents and completed 43 sponsored and consultancy projects from various funding agencies.
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Banhisikha Debnath
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