Nanocomposites for Food Packaging: An Overview

Bio-Nanotechnology: A Revolution in Food, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 406-413

  Lan, Tie ^a  

^a Nanocor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

"3RS"; Barrier enhancement; Cationic exchange reactions; Food packaging nanocomposites; In situ polymerization; Organoclays; OTR WVTR of PA 6; Polyamide 6 polymerization; Polymer nanocomposite materials; Polymer clay nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887192743     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118451915.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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