[HTML][HTML] Chitosan for food packaging: Recent advances in active and intelligent films

M Flórez, E Guerra-Rodríguez, P Cazón, M Vázquez - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
The massive and uncontrolled use of food packaging derived from petroleum-based plastics
has created a serious environmental problem. Hence, the food packaging industry needs to …

Integrating antioxidant functionality into polymer materials: fundamentals, strategies, and applications

J Brito, H Hlushko, A Abbott, A Aliakseyeu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
While antioxidants are widely known as natural components of healthy food and drinks or as
additives to commercial polymer materials to prevent their degradation, recent years have …

Smart biodegradable films based on chitosan/methylcellulose containing Phyllanthus reticulatus anthocyanin for monitoring the freshness of fish fillet

T Gasti, S Dixit, OJ D'souza, VD Hiremani… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current work aims to prepare biologically active and pH responsive smart films based on
Chitosan (CS)/Methylcellulose (MC) matrix integrated with Phyllanthus reticulatus (PR) ripen …

Production of chitosan-based biodegradable active films using bio-waste enriched with polyphenol propolis extract envisaging food packaging applications

C De Carli, V Aylanc, KM Mouffok… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing biodegradable active films has been a promising green approach to overcoming
global concerns over the environmental pollution and human health caused by plastic …

Exploration of multifunctional properties of garlic skin derived cellulose nanocrystals and extracts incorporated chitosan biocomposite films for active packaging …

MH Salim, Z Kassab, Y Abdellaoui… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
For many years, garlic has been used as a condiment in food and traditional medicine.
However, the garlic skin, which accounts for 25% of the garlic bulk, is considered agricultural …

Development of antioxidant-rich edible active films and coatings incorporated with de-oiled ethanolic green algae extract: a candidate for prolonging the shelf life of …

K Mondal, SK Bhattacharjee, C Mudenur, T Ghosh… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of sustainability and the substitution of non-biodegradable packaging using
biodegradable packaging has attracted gigantic interest. The objective of the present study …

Orange peel waste biorefinery in multi-component cascade approach: Polyphenolic compounds and nanocellulose for food packaging

E Espinosa, E Rincón, R Morcillo-Martín… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposed an efficient valorization of orange peel waste (OPW) thorugh a multi-
product cascade biorefinery approach. In a first step, polyphenolic-rich bioactive extract was …

Natural bioactives in perspective: The future of active packaging based on essential oils and plant extracts themselves and those complexed by cyclodextrins

TR Arruda, PC Bernardes, ARF e Moraes… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aiming to attend to consumers' increasing demand for synthetic additives-free food products
(stimulated by personal preferences or health concerns), the food industry has been trying to …

Environmentally friendly chitosan adhesives for plywood bonding

X Xi, A Pizzi, H Lei, B Zhang, X Chen, G Du - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biomass material with abundant reserves. It has been used in this work to
prepare an environmentally friendly wood adhesive. By employing carbohydrates, namely …

Characterization of chitosan-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose blend films enriched with nettle or sage leaf extract for active food packaging applications

F Bigi, H Haghighi, HW Siesler, F Licciardello… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
The incorporation of plant leaf extracts into biodegradable food packaging materials is a
promising green approach to develop active films with antioxidant and antimicrobial …