Characterization of L-polylactide and L-polylactide-polycaprolactone co-polymer films for use in cheese-packaging applications

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-24

  Plackett, David V ^a   Holm, Vibeke K ^b   Johansen, Peter ^c   Ndoni, Sokol ^a   Nielsen, Per Væggemose ^a   Sipilainen Malm, Thea ^d   Södergård, Anders ^e   Verstichel, Steven ^f  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Danapak Flexibles ^*  (Denmark)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^e Hycail bv   (Netherlands)

^f Organic Waste Systems Ghent   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cheese packaging; Polylactide; Polylactide polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PACKAGING MATERIALS;

CHEESE PACKAGING; CO-POLYMER FILMS; L-POLYLACTIDE;

PACKAGING;

BIODEGRADATION; FOOD; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS;

FUNGI;

EID: 33644801491     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.704     Document Type: Article

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