Polysaccharide-based membranes in food packaging applications

Membranes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Ferreira, Ana R V ^a   Alves, Vítor D ^b   Coelhoso, Isabel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biopolymer derived membranes; Microbial polysaccharides; Packaging; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MACHINES; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FILM-FORMING PROPERTIES; LANDFILL DISPOSAL; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MICROBIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; NON-BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; PLASTIC PACKAGING;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

EID: 84964355564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes6020022     Document Type: Review

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