This brief provides a comprehensive review of lignocellulosic materials and their primary role in the future development of bio-based packaging. Topics such as: sources and extraction methods of lignocellulosic materials; main constituents of lignocellulosic materials; functionality of lignocellulosic materials; the development of bio-based and biodegradable packaging; incorporation of lignocellulosic materials in bio-based packaging materials; properties and functionality of bio-based packaging, are discussed by authors who are experts in the field.
Introduction.- Lignocellulosic materials: sources and extraction methods.- Functional properties of lignocellulosic materials.- Bio-based packaging materials.- Use of lignocellulosic materials for the development of bio-based packaging.- Main properties of bio-based packaging.- Bio-based packaging applications.- Conclusion and future trends
Prof. Miguel ?ngelo Parente Ribeiro Cerqueira is the co-founder of the company Improveat, Lda (Spin-off of the University of Minho), Braga, Portugal and Assistant Director of Industry and Process Laboratory in the Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. He has published 1 patent, 1 book, 5 review articles, 42 peer reviewed articles, and 57 abstracts in international conferences.
Prof. Cerqueira has received many awards, the most recent being the Young Scientist Award, at 17th World Congress of Food Science and Technology - IUFoST, from 17 to 21 August 2014, Montreal, Canada.
Lina Fernanda Ballesteros Giraldo obtained her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering university of Minho Braga, Portugal. Her active research areas involve characteril£Ý
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