4. Polylactic acid for food packaging applications

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. List of Contributors XIII
5. 1. Sustainable polymers for food packaging: an introduction 1
6. 2. Biobased and biodegradable polymers for food packaging: commercial status 15
7. 3. Biobased sustainable polymers for food packaging applications 23
8. 4. Polylactic acid for food packaging applications 61
9. 5. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: microbially derived biodegradable polymer for food packaging applications 79
10. 6. General material property requirement for food packaging applications 93
11. 7. Up-to-date advances of biobased and biodegradable polymers in food packaging 127
12. 8. Polymer blends for sustainable food packaging 145
13. 9. Biobased biodegradable polymers in food packaging: regulations and legislations 159
14. 10. Edible polymer-based sustainable food packaging 171
15. 11. Trends on end-of-life options, including recycling, reusing and composting of waste food packages 183
16. 12. Authors’ view point toward developments in biodegradable polymers to improve their versatility in food packaging 207
17. Index 217