What the materials cover

The presentation materials from this seminar provide an overview of biopolymers for food packaging. They cover the current state of the art as well as selected research projects and show where biopolymers can be applied. Key topics are the essential biopolymers with their structures and property profiles, and a comparison with conventional plastics regarding advantages and disadvantages. Further content includes processing and finishing of packaging materials, characterization of biopolymer-based packaging, packaging concepts for sensitive foods, as well as case studies and current research activities on paper and film applications. The materials are aimed at professionals from development, production, packaging technology, quality assurance, purchasing, marketing and sales who want to assess the available biopolymers.