Biodegradable polymers for food packaging: a review

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 634-643

  Siracusa, Valentina ^a   Rocculi, Pietro ^b   Romani, Santina ^b   Rosa, Marco Dalla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; PACKAGING MACHINES; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS;

BIOPLASTICS; ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; FOOD APPLICATIONS; FOOD PACKAGING; LONG TIMES; PACKAGING FILMS; STATE OF THE ARTS;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

EID: 56449104753     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2008.07.003     Document Type: Review

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