A life-cycle assessment comparing shipping-box inserts made from expanded polystyrene with inserts made from a hemp and mycelium composite.
Built / tested: packaging box inserts
As reported in: Enarevba, Haapala (2023). A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Expanded Polystyrene and Mycelium Packaging Box Inserts. Procedia CIRP. doi:10.1016/j.procir.2023.02.110
A review of seaweed polysaccharides in active and intelligent packaging, edible films and coatings.
As reported in: Perera, Sharma, Pradhan et al. (2021). Seaweed Polysaccharide in Food Contact Materials (Active Packaging, Intelligent Packaging, Edible Films, and Coatings). Foods. doi:10.3390/foods10092088
A review of bacterial cellulose as a biodegradable food packaging material.
As reported in: Cazón, Vázquez (2021). Bacterial cellulose as a biodegradable food packaging material: A review. Food Hydrocolloids. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106530
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Effects of polyol plasticiser type and concentration on polyvinyl alcohol and casein blend films.
Built / tested: films
As reported in: Ucpinar Durmaz, Aytac (2020). Effects of Polyol-Based Plasticizer Types and Concentration on the Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol and Casein Blend Films. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. doi:10.1007/s10924-020-01881-x
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Carboxymethyl cellulose films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals made from pea hull waste, characterised for food packaging.
Built / tested: food packaging films
As reported in: Li, Shi, He et al. (2020). Preparation and characterization of carboxymethyl cellulose-based composite films reinforced by cellulose nanocrystals derived from pea hull waste for food packaging applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.010
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Prepared and evaluated a quercetin-loaded chitosan-gelatin film for food packaging.
Built / tested: packaging films
As reported in: Yadav, Mehrotra, Bhartiya et al. (2020). Preparation, physicochemical and biological evaluation of quercetin based chitosan-gelatin film for food packaging. Carbohydrate Polymers. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115348
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A review of the environmental impact of food packaging, from conventional plastics to PLA-based materials.
As reported in: Ncube, Ude, Ogunmuyiwa et al. (2020). Environmental Impact of Food Packaging Materials: A Review of Contemporary Development from Conventional Plastics to Polylactic Acid Based Materials. Materials. doi:10.3390/ma13214994
A review of how chitosan-based films are being developed as food packaging layers.
Built / tested: packaging films
As reported in: Wang, Qian, Ding (2018). Emerging Chitosan-Based Films for Food Packaging Applications. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04528
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Made and characterised a keratin bioplastic film from chicken feathers.
Built / tested: bioplastic films
As reported in: Ramakrishnan, Sharma, Gupta et al. (2018). Keratin based bioplastic film from chicken feathers and its characterization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.037
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A biodegradable, flexible film of cellulose and lignin that provides UV protection.
Built / tested: UV protection films
As reported in: Sadeghifar, Venditti, Jur et al. (2016). Cellulose-Lignin Biodegradable and Flexible UV Protection Film. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02003
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Studied transparency, water-vapour barrier and tensile properties of bio-nanocomposite films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals.
Built / tested: films
As reported in: El Miri, Abdelouahdi, Barakat et al. (2015). Bio-nanocomposite films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals: Rheology of film-forming solutions, transparency, water vapor barrier and tensile properties of films. Carbohydrate Polymers. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.04.051
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Chitosan/PVA films containing red-cabbage pigment were studied as indicators that change colour with time and temperature exposure.
Built / tested: indicator films
As reported in: Pereira, de Arruda, Stefani (2015). Active chitosan/PVA films with anthocyanins from Brassica oleraceae (Red Cabbage) as Time–Temperature Indicators for application in intelligent food packaging. Food Hydrocolloids. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.05.014
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As reported in this study, blends of cotton plant waste bound by fungal growth were evaluated as a moulded, biodegradable packaging material.
Built / tested: moulded packaging test pieces
As reported in: Holt, Mcintyre, Flagg et al. (2012). Fungal Mycelium and Cotton Plant Materials in the Manufacture of Biodegradable Molded Packaging Material: Evaluation Study of Select Blends of Cotton Byproducts. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. doi:10.1166/jbmb.2012.1241
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Physical and mechanical properties of thermoplastic starch/montmorillonite nanocomposite films.
Built / tested: films
As reported in: Cyras, Manfredi, Ton-That et al. (2008). Physical and mechanical properties of thermoplastic starch/montmorillonite nanocomposite films. Carbohydrate Polymers. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.11.014
Biodegradable starch/clay nanocomposite films for food packaging.
Built / tested: packaging films
As reported in: Avella, De Vlieger, Errico et al. (2005). Biodegradable starch/clay nanocomposite films for food packaging applications. Food Chemistry. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.10.024
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