Antimicrobial poly(lactic acid)/cellulose bionanocomposite for food packaging application: A review

By I. Gan, W. Chow. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2018

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Abstract Conventional food packaging materials are derived from nonrenewable fossil resources and face difficulties in disposal and recycling. The development of green and ecologically balanced food packaging materials has received much attention as a prospective solution that can partially substitute for the imperishable fossil fuel-derived plastic. Polylactic acid (PLA) is known as a promising biopolymer, and the incorporation of nanocellulose can further enhance the properties of this biopolymer. The combination of PLA and nanocellulose enables the development of a sustainable eco-friendly food packaging as PLA can be obtained from agricultural resources and nanocellulose can be extracted from agricultural waste. This critical review demonstrates the current developments, and the advantages of PLA and nanocellulose for the purpose of food packaging are introduced. The nanocellulose produced from agricultural waste is summarized along with specific references to food packaging applications. In addition, the antimicrobial agents used in PLA/nanocellulose-based packaging are discussed. Overall, greener food packaging with enhanced antimicrobial properties with a suitable combination of bio-based nanocellulose is highlighted in this review.

Subfields: Biomaterials

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Citations in the corpus

• Bio-sourced polymers as alternatives to conventional food packaging materials: A review (2021, methodology): “It needs to be strengthened with additives like cellulose nanofibers and nanocellulose to make it compatible with other manufacturing techniques (Gan & Chow, 2018).”
• Biobased materials for food packaging (2021, unknown): “Organic antimicrobial material includes organic acids, polymers or enzymes, while inorganic antimicrobial agents include metal and metal oxide nanoparticles ( Gan and Chow, 2018 ).”
• Manufacturing and characterization of sustainable hybrid composites using sisal and hemp fibres as reinforcement of poly (lactic acid) via injection moulding (2019, unknown): “…been conducted on the use of biopolymers such as polylactic acid (PLA), modified cellulose, soya oil based epoxy, polycaprolactone (PCL), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), lignin and starch(Dubey et al., 2017; Miculescu et al., 2017) (Gan and Chow, 2018; Panaitescu et al., 2016) (Saradava et al., 2016).”