Waste Valorization for Food Packaging Applications

In the face of escalating environmental concerns and the urgent necessity for sustainable solutions, this book explores the state-of-the-art transformation of organic waste into high-performance, eco-friendly materials. It delves into the valorization of food processing, agricultural and marine by-products, highlighting modern techniques for material extraction, modification and enhancement. It also investigates the role of nanomaterials in improving packaging attributes, addresses regulatory and industrial challenges and shows real world applications aligned with circular economy principles. Waste Valorization for Food Packaging provides readers significant insights into the future of green packaging solutions. Key Features: Examines the valorization of diverse heterogeneous organic waste streams, including agricultural residues, food processing by-products and marine-based wastes/by-productsHighlights the rich composition of these waste streams in bioactive compounds and bio-based polymersExplores how the functional and bioactive components in these resources can be utilized for fabrication of functional, eco-friendly and safe food packaging materialsAnalyzes emerging material fabrication techniques such as 3D printing and discusses pilot-scale studies and commercial prospects