Presents a holistic view of biobased packaging including preparation and characterization of different biobased packaging materials, environmental issues and economic considerations.

• Strong focus on materials applications and industrial relevance, with consideration of economic, environmental and sustainability aspects
• Biobased materials have attracted great deal of interest as sustainable, environmentally-friendly alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics for packaging applications
• Sustainable packaging is a field of global interest with huge potential environmental benefits
• Part of the successful Wiley Series in Renewable Resources

S.M. Sapuan is a Professor of Composite Materials at Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research interests include natural fiber composites, materials selection and concurrent engineering. He has authored more than 1500 publications and edited numerous books. S.M. Sapuan was the recipient of the Rotary Research Gold Medal Award 2012 and Khwarizmi International Award (KIA). In 2013 he was awarded 5 Star Role Model Supervisor award by UPM. He has been awarded “Outstanding Reviewer” by Elsevier for his contribution in reviewing journal papers. S. M. Sapuan was recognized as the first Malaysian to be conferred Fellowship by the US-based Society of Automotive Engineers International (FSAE) in 2015. He was the 2015/2016 recipient of SEARCA Regional Professorial Chair. In 2017, he was awarded IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award by Institute of Physics, UK, National Book Award, The Best Journal Paper Award, UPM, Outstanding Technical Paper Award, Society of Automotive Engineers International, Malaysia, and Outstanding Researcher Award, UPM. He also received Citation of Excellence Award from Emerald, UK, SAE Malaysia the Best Journal Paper Award, IEEE/TMU Endeavour Research Promotion Award, Best Paper Award by Chinese Defence Ordnance and Malaysia’s Research Star Award (MRSA), from Elsevier. In 2019, he was awarded Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM 2019) and Professor of Eminence Award from AMU, India.

R.A. Ilyas is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites (AEMC), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. His main research interests are biodegradable polymers, polymer engineering, material engineering, natural fibres, biocomposites and nanocomposites. He was the recipient of MVP Doctor of Philosophy Gold Medal Award UPM 2019, for Best PhD Thesis and Top Student Award, INTROP, UPM.  In 2018, he was awarded with Outstanding reviewer by Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier United Kingdom, Best Paper Award (11th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Energy Engineering), Best Paper Award (Seminar Enau Kebangsaan 2019, Persatuan Pembangunan dan Industri Enau Malaysia), and National Book Award 2018. To date he has authored more than 150 publications and edited numerous books.

List of Contributors

Chapter 1: Starch-based Packaging Materials (Ying Chen, Kai Lu, Hongsheng Liu, Long Yu)

Chapter 2: Protein based materials for packaging applications (Martins V.G, Romani, V.P, Martins P.C, Nogueira D.)

Chapter 3: Protein-Based Biodegradable Polymer: From Sources to Innovative Sustainable Materials for Packaging Applications (Huafeng Tian, Yunxuan Weng, Rakesh Kumar, Priya Rani, Gaiping Guo)

Chapter 4: Chitin/Chitosan based films for packaging applications (Moura J.M., Farias B. S., Cadaval Jr T.R.S., Pinto L.A.A.)

Chapter 5: Perspectives for Chitin/Chitosan based films as active packaging systems on a food product (Ewelina Jamróz, Piotr Kulawik, Fatih ÖZOGUL)

Chapter 6: Pectin Based Bionanocomposite Coating for Food Packaging Applications (Vishnuvarthanan. M)

Chapter 7: Nanocomposite: Potential Nanofiller for Food Packaging Applications (Rafeeya Shams, Aamir Hussain Dar, Ishrat Majid, Shafat Khan)

Chapter 8: Nanocellulose Reinforced Polypropylene and Polyethylene Composite for Packaging Application (Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, S.M. Sapuan, R.A. Ilyas, Mohd Idham Hakimi, Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin, Mohd Azwan Jenol)

Chapter 9: Green food packaging from nanocellulose-based composite materials (Abdel Rehim M.H.)

Chapter 10: Nanocellulose polylactide-based composite films for packaging applications (Dogan Arslan, Emre Vatansever, Mohammadreza Nofar)

Chapter 11: Nanocellulose composite films for packaging applications (Latifah Jasmani, Sharmiza Adnan, Ainun Zuriyati Mohamed Asa’ari, Sapuan S.M., Ilyas R.A.)

Chapter 12: Utilisation of Rice Straw as a Raw Material for Food Packaging (Rushdan bin Ibrahim, Sapuan S.M, Ilyas R.A, Atikah M.S.N.)

Chapter 13: Sustainable paper-based packaging (Latifah Jasmani, Ainun Zuriyati Mohamed Asa’ari, Sharmiza Adnan, Rushdan Ibrahim, Sapuan S.M., Ilyas R.A.)

Chapter 14:  Properties and Food Packaging application of Poly lactic Acid (Sari N.H, Suteja S., Sapuan S.M., Ilyas R.A)

Chapter 15: Poly (lactic) acid modified films for packaging applications (Jissy Jacob, Sabu Thomas, Sravanthi Loganathan) 

Chapter 16: Polyhydroxyalkanoates for Packaging Application (Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, Sapuan S.M., R.A. Ilyas, Mohd Azwan Jenol, Nur Amira Mamat Razali, Mohd Idham Hakimi, Nur Farisha Abd Rahim, Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin)

Chapter 17: Manufacturing of biobased packaging materials (Min Min Aung, Hiroshi Uyama, Marwah Rayung, Lu Lu Taung Mai, Moe Tin Khaing, Sapuan S.M., Ilyas R.A.)

Chapter 18: Bioplastics: An Introduction to the Role of Eco-friendly Alternative Plastics in Sustainable Packaging (Usman Lawal and Ravi Babu Valapa)

Chapter 19: Bioplastics: The Future of Sustainable Biodegradable Food packaging (Rafiqah S.Ayu, Khalina A., Khairul Zaman, Tawakkal ISMA, Harmaen A.S, Mohd Nurrazi N)

Chapter 20:  Renewable Sources for Packaging Materials (Ilyas R.A, Sapuan S.M, Aisyah H.A, Rushdan Ibrahim, Atikah M.S.N., Salwa H.N., Aung, M.M., SaifulAzry, S.O.A., Megashah L.N., Ainun Z.M.A.)

Chapter 21:  Environmental Advantages and Challenges of Bio-based Packaging Materials (Ilyas R.A, Sapuan S.M, Ibrahim R., Atikah M.S.N, Asyraf M.R.M., SaifulAzry, S.O.A., Ainun Z.M.A.)

Chapter 22: Life cycle Assessment of biobased packaging products (Salwa H.N., Sapuan S.M., Mastura M.T., Zuhri M.Y.M, Ilyas R.A.)

Chapter 23:  Reuse and recycle of biobased packaging products (Ilyas R.A., Ilyas R.A., Sabaruddin F.A., Atikah M.S.N., Ibrahim R., Asyraf M.R.M., M.R.M. Huzaifah, SaifulAzry, S.O.A., Ainun Z.M.A.)

Chapter 24: Socio-economic impact of bio-based packaging bags (Chandrasekar M., Senthil Muthu Kumar T, Senthilkumar K, Sapuan S.M., Ilyas R.A., Ishak MR, Shahroze)

Chapter 25:  The assessment of supply chains, business strategies and markets in biodegradable food packaging (Norfaryanti K., Ainun Zuriyati M.A, Zaiton S.)

Chapter 26: The market for bio-based packaging: consumers’ perceptions and preferences regarding bio-based packaging (Carsten Herbes)

Chapter 27:  Regulations for food packaging materials (Ilyas R.A, Sapuan S.M, Megashah L.N., Ibrahim R., Atikah M.S.N., Ainun Zuriyati Mohamed, Aung, M.M., SaifulAzry, S.O.A., Lee C.H.)