TY - BOOK ID - 133517361 TI - Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics : From Passive Barrier to Active Packaging Behavior AU - Iordanskii, Alexey AU - Lotti, Nadia AU - Soccio, Michelina PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - bio-HDPE KW - GA KW - natural additives KW - thermal resistance KW - UV stability KW - food packaging KW - antimicrobial properties KW - polyethylene KW - birch bark extract KW - ultrasound KW - thermoplastic starch KW - biodegradation KW - permeability KW - diffusion KW - sorption KW - porous membranes KW - hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers KW - PLA bottle KW - bio-based and biodegradable polymers KW - life cycle assessment KW - environmental impact KW - ReCiPe2016 method KW - packaging material KW - bio-based polymer composite KW - natural rubber KW - water absorption KW - mycological test KW - biodegradability KW - mechanical properties KW - poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) KW - polylactic acid (PLA) KW - biomaterials KW - gas permeability KW - gas diffusion KW - segmental dynamics KW - electron spin resonance (ESR) KW - scanning electron microscopy (SEM) KW - differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) KW - poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) KW - poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) KW - poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-methyl-3-hydroxyvalerate) KW - hydrolysis KW - pancreatic lipase KW - mechanical behavior KW - chitosan KW - polymeric films KW - crosslinking KW - genipin KW - sorption isotherm KW - degree of crosslinking KW - polylactide KW - poly(ethyleneglycol) KW - blending under shear deformations KW - electrospinning KW - oil absorption KW - Monte Carlo KW - bio-based polymers KW - biodegradable packaging KW - biopolymer structure KW - encapsulation KW - life cycle analysis UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133517361 AB - Over the few coming decades, bio-based and biodegradable plastics produced from sustainable bioresources should essentially substitute the prevalent synthetic plastics produced from exhaustible hydrocarbon fossils. To the greatest extend, this innovative trend has to apply to the packaging manufacturing area and especially to food packaging implementation. To supply the rapid production increment of biodegradable plastics, there must be provided the effective development of scientific-technical potential that promotes the comprehensive exploration of their structural, functional, and dynamic characteristics. In this regard, the transition from passive barrier materials preventing water and oxygen transport as well as bacteria infiltration to active functional packaging that ensures gas diffusion selectivity, antiseptics' and other modifiers' release should be based on the thorough study of biopolymer crystallinity, morphology, diffusivity, controlled biodegradability and life cycle assessment. This Special Issue accumulates the papers of international teams that devoted to scientific and industrial bases providing the biodegradable material development in the barrier and active packaging as well as in agricultural applications. We hope that book will bring great interest to the experts in the area of sustainable biopolymers. ER -