Processing and Development of Polysaccharide-Based Biopolymers for Packaging Applications

<p>CHAPTER 1 Principle of biopolymer plasticization<br>Yachuan Zhang and Xin Geng</p> <p>CHAPTER 2 Experimental and modeling techniques used in determining properties of biopolymers <br>Yachuan Zhang and Rob Zhang</p> <p>CHAPTER 3 Characteristics of biopolymers from natural resources <br>Iman Shahabi-Ghahfarrokhi, Hadi Almasi and Amin Babaei-Ghazvini</p> <p>CHAPTER 4 Biobased polymer composite from poly(lactic acid): processing, fabrication, and<br>characterization for food packaging <br>Jissy Jacob, Usman Lawal, Sabu Thomas and Ravi Babu Valapa</p> <p>CHAPTER 5 Processes and characterization for biobased polymers from polyhydroxyalkanoates<br>Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Satarudra Prakash Singh, Paras Porwal, Brijesh Pandey, Janmejai Kumar Srivastava, Mohammad Israil Ansari and Anuj Kumar Chandel</p> <p>CHAPTER 6 Processes and characterization for biobased polymers from polybutylene succinate <br>Nur Fazreen Alias and K.I Ku Marsillap</p> <p>CHAPTER 7 Processes and characterization of bioethanol and biopolyethylene <br>Xiue Han and Xiaodong Li</p> <p>CHAPTER 8 Nano-technologies and reinforcements <br>Bambang Kuswandiand Mochamad Asrofi</p> <p>CHAPTER 9 Biodegradable packaging antimicrobial activity<br>Delia Rita Tapia-Bla´cido, Marcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira, Guilherme Jose Aguilar and Denis Jansen Lemos Costa</p> <p>CHAPTER 10 Antioxidant incorporated biopolymer composites for active packaging <br>Jissy Jacob, Sabu Thomas, Sravanthi Loganathan and Ravi Babu Valapa</p> <p>CHAPTER 11 Modified atmosphere packaging development <br>Ruchir Priyadarshi, Farha Deeba, Sauraj and Yuvraj Singh Negi</p> <p>CHAPTER 12 Latest development of biopolymers based on polysaccharides <br>Rajashree Sahoo, A. Swaroop Sanket, Swarnaprabha Pany, Sanghamitra Pati and Sangram Keshari Samal</p>